Gov. J.B. Pritzker recently boasted Illinois was No. 1 for growth in high school applications for college aid. He failed to mention state law now makes students complete the application if they want to graduate.
Gov. J.B Pritzker is touting Illinois’ top increase in the percentage of high school students completing federal college aid applications, but he doesn’t bother mentioning they had no choice.
“Last year, only 3 states in the nation actually increased their high school FAFSA completion rates year over year. Who took the top slot? Illinois!” Pritzker tweeted March 3.
The growth is really attributed to a new state law requiring Illinois students to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid to graduate. The 2020-2021 school year was the first impacted by the mandate.
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