ISAC in the News

May 1, 2025 - Advocates press for continued funding to college test prep support program - The program, a collaboration between the Illinois Student Assistance Commission and the educational service company Kaplan, allows students free access to more than 40 prep courses including graduate-level admissions exams such as the LSAT for law school, as well as courses in data analytics, cybersecurity and real estate.
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February 17, 2025 - Student MAP grants lower than expected - College students who receive Monetary Awards Program grants are seeing an 8% cut in their spring semester assistance after a higher-than-expected number of eligible students enrolled in classes this school year.

January 15, 2025 - MAP grant disbursement decreases for Spring 2025 - MAP grant amounts will be reduced by 8%, up to $336 per student for the spring 2025 semester.

January 13, 2025 - Contractors brace for the demise of diversity initiatives - Blum's radar last year picked up an Illinois scholarship program for minority teachers, established by the General Assembly in 1992 and administered by the Illinois Student Assistance Commission.

January 3, 2025 - Advocates and Educators call on Illinois to restore monetary award program for incarcerated students - Following the bipartisan reinstatement of Pell Grant access to incarcerated people which was signed into law in 2020 and went into effect this year, Illinois’ Back on the MAP campaign is pushing the state to restore Monetary Award Program (MAP) eligibility to people in prison by passing HB3740.