By Grace Barbic
Capitol News Illinois
SPRINGFIELD First lady Jill Biden and U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona visited Sauk Valley Community College in Dixon on Monday to discuss how the American Rescue Plan will support higher education in Illinois.
After touring the facility, Cardona and the first lady announced President Joe Biden’s investment in higher education through the American Rescue Plan, the latest federal COVID-19 pandemic relief package, which includes $40 billion for higher education infrastructure projects and programs to make education more accessible.
Gov. JB Pritzker was also in attendance for the visit on Monday, along with other Illinois lawmakers, but did not speak publicly.
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Dr. Biden herself a community college professor spoke about how vital institutions like Sauk Valley are to students and forging connections in their community.
“This school supports students in so many ways, she said, from individualized counseling to work programs to with local manufacturing.”
The community college’s Impact Program will be one of more than 350 tuition-free “College Promise” initiatives across the country.
Students will soon be able to earn three years-worth of tuition at Sauk Valley Community College for the price of 100 hours of community service while they’re in high school.
First lady Jill Biden and U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona visited Sauk Valley Community College in Dixon on Monday to discuss how the American Rescue Plan will support higher education in Illinois.
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