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2 Source: “The Illinois Public Agenda for College and Career Success, Executive Summary” Illinois Board of Higher Education, 2009, p 4.

One “is struck by the extent to which a lack of adult involvement and guidance makes students vulnerable to giving up on the process or making hasty decisions.” - Roderick et al Source: Roderick et al. (2008). From High School to the Future: Potholes on the Road to College. Consortium on Chicago School Research.

“By 2020, America will once again have the highest proportion of college graduates in the world.” February 24,

Increase to 60% the Proportion of Adults with a High Quality Postsecondary Credential by 2025

6 Source: Goldberger, Susan, “Doing the Math: What It Means to Double the Number of Low-Income College Graduates,” Minding the Gap: Why Integrating High School with College Makes Sense and How to Do It, 2007.

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8 Percent of Adults with Associates Degrees or Higher by Age-Group Leading OECD Countries and the U.S. (2006) Source: OECD, Education at a Glance (2008)

9 Source: Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, Help Wanted: Projections of Jobs and Education Requirements through 2018, June 2010, Figure 5.6

Education LevelProjected Jobs in 2018% of Jobs TOTAL6,901,000100% HS Dropout699,00010% HS Graduate1,820,00026% Some College, No Degree621,0009% SUBTOTAL: Jobs Requiring Associate’s or Higher 3,761,00054% Associate’s1,510,00022% Bachelor’s1,468,00021% Graduate783,00011% 10 Source: Help Wanted report

Enrollment in Advanced Math Continues to Lag for Low-Income Students Source: National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988/2000 (NELS) and Education Longitudinal Study of 2002/2004 (ELS).

Source: American College Testing Program, ACT National Scores Report, 2008.

Only 5.5% of colleges and universities have an average net price for low-income students less than or equal to 27% of family income. 23.2% of colleges and universities have an average net price for low-income students greater than or equal to 100% of average family income. Source: Lynch et al. (2011). Priced Out: How the Wrong Financial-Aid Policies Hurt Low-Income Students. Washington, D.C.: The Education Trust.

Research in the Chicago Public Schools finds that: “Within all racial/ethnic groups, male graduates are doing much worse in their classes than their female counterparts; 47 percent of male graduates, versus 27 percent of female graduates, had GPAs of 2.0 or lower in their core classes.” Source: Roderick et al. (2006). From High School to the Future: A first look at Chicago Public School graduate’s college enrollment, college preparations, and graduation from four-year colleges. Consortium on Chicago School Research.

Median Weekly Earnings, Age 25+, December 2010 National Average $788 Note: Data are averages for persons 25 and over. Average Weekly Earnings. Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey (December 2010)

Unemployment Rate, Age 25+, December 2010 Note: Data are averages for persons 25 and over. Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey (December 2010) National Average 9.4%

62 … The percent of Illinois high school graduates enroll in college within one year of high school graduation The percent of those students who earned a bachelor’s degree within 6 years of high school graduation. Source: Smalley, Lichtenberger, and Brown. (2010). A longitudinal Study of the Illinois High School Class of 2002: A Six-Year Analysis of Postsecondary Enrollment and Completion. Illinois Education Research Council. Edwardsville, Illinois.

23… The percent of U.S. college students who have children of their own. 12… The percent of U.S. college students who are single parents. Source: Center for Law and Social Policy. (June 2011) Anymore_IL.pdf

46… the percent of parents who are confident they know the cost of in-state colleges and universities. Source: The College Board. (2010). Cracking the Student Aid Code: Parent and Student Perspectives on Paying for College.

Low-income parents think that a lack of financial aid information is part of a plan to keep their children from attending college. Ikenberry, Stanley O., & Hartle, Terry W. (1998). Too Little Knowledge Is a Dangerous Thing: What the Public Thinks and Knows about Paying for College: American Council on Education Fulfillment Service, Washington, DC