Bill Text: IL HR0321 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Urges the members of the Illinois House of Representatives to resolve to work toward the 10 recommendations set by the College Board Advocacy and Policy Center pertaining to strengthening education in the United States.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Passed) 2011-05-31 - Resolution Adopted 112-002-001 [HR0321 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2011-HR0321-Introduced.html

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HOUSE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, State Representative Monique D. Davis and the
members of the Illinois House of Representatives resolve to
work toward the following 10 recommendations set by the College
Board Advocacy and Policy Center in regard to strengthening
education in the United States; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
we resolve to:
1. provide a program of voluntary preschool education,
universally available to children from low-income families;
2. improve middle school and high school college
counseling;
3. implement the best research-based dropout prevention
programs;
4. align the K-12 education system with international
standards and college admission expectations;
5. improve teacher quality and focus on recruitment and
retention;
6. clarify and simplify the admission process;
7. provide more need-based grant aid while simplifying and
making financial aid processes more transparent;
8. keep college affordable;
9. dramatically increase college completion rates; and

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10. provide postsecondary opportunities as an essential
element of adult education programs.