Full Text of HR0902 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The best way to ensure the success of high school
| 3 | | graduates is to adequately prepare them for either entering a
| 4 | | college or university or to immediately enter the workforce; | 5 | | and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, When analyzed it was found that over half a | 7 | | million, or one
in four, of incoming college freshman were not | 8 | | ready for
college-level work; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Due to this, many students must take remedial | 10 | | classes to
better their reading, writing, and/or mathematical | 11 | | skills,
costing American tax payers over $7 billion a year; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, This college readiness gap disproportionately | 13 | | affects
low-income and minority students when compared to their | 14 | | more
affluent and white counterparts; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, Many students who immediately enter the workforce | 16 | | after
high school find they lack the basic reading, writing,
| 17 | | mathematics, and other skills needed in order to have a
| 18 | | successful career; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, The ACT College and Career Readiness Standards | 20 | | were
specifically designed to ensure high school students have |
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essential skills and knowledge needed to become effective
| 2 | | students or workers; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Areas that have adopted the ACT College and Career
| 4 | | Readiness Standards have seen improvements in both college and
| 5 | | career readiness; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, It is the responsibility of the State to use | 7 | | whatever
avenues are available to prepare its students as much | 8 | | as
possible for entrance into postsecondary education or the
| 9 | | workforce; therefore, be it
| 10 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 11 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 12 | | strongly urge
Illinois to adopt the ACT College and Career | 13 | | Readiness Standards
for high school English language arts, | 14 | | math, and science courses
to ensure Illinois high school | 15 | | students are adequately prepared
for higher education, to enter | 16 | | the workforce, or to follow whatever path
they may choose; and | 17 | | be it further
| 18 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 19 | | delivered
to all members of the Illinois General Assembly and | 20 | | the
Governor of the State of Illinois.
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