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For many women in school, financial aid is what makes the difference. But funding for programs like MAP and Pell grants is constantly under threat.
Women Employed is calling on Illinois Governor-elect Pritzker to make working women a priority as he sets his policy agenda.
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- The Atlantic: Why is college in America so expensive?
- Chicago Tribune: Northbrook board gives initial support to paid leave ordinance
- New York Times: Americans want to believe jobs are the solution to poverty. They're not.
- Ilinois News Network: Illinois leads the country in community college students later earning bachelor's degrees
- Women Employed: I was asked about my past wages in a job interview. So what's the problem?
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Celebrate #NationalLetterWritingDay by telling the DHS to oppose Trump's proposed #PublicCharge rule! It would prev… https://t.co/le6rvZFQ99
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In a move that highlights some of the inequities in #HigherEd, 6 senators call on U.S. News & World Report to chang… https://t.co/KfwMjsjMcf
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