{"id":538,"date":"2022-07-02T05:54:13","date_gmt":"2022-07-02T05:54:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stand.org\/illinois\/?page_id=538"},"modified":"2024-08-16T17:16:00","modified_gmt":"2024-08-16T17:16:00","slug":"policy-fellowship-alumni","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stand.org\/illinois\/policy-fellowship-alumni\/","title":{"rendered":"Policy Fellowship Alumni"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div  class=\"wp-block-ultimate-post-heading ultp-block-bc2c3a\"><div class=\"ultp-block-wrapper\"><div class=\"ultp-heading-wrap ultp-heading-style15 ultp-heading-left\"><h1 class=\"ultp-heading-inner\"><span>Policy Fellowship Alumni<\/span><\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div  class=\"wp-block-ultimate-post-heading ultp-block-779939\"><div class=\"ultp-block-wrapper\"><div class=\"ultp-heading-wrap ultp-heading-style7 ultp-heading-left\"><h1 class=\"ultp-heading-inner\"><span>2019-20 Class of Stand Policy Fellows<\/span><\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div  class=\"wp-block-ultimate-post-heading ultp-block-7a0df7\"><div class=\"ultp-block-wrapper\"><div class=\"ultp-heading-wrap ultp-heading-style6 ultp-heading-left\"><h3 class=\"ultp-heading-inner\"><span>Policy Focus: Dual Credit Access and Quality<\/span><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The 2019-20 Policy Fellows played a critical role in Stand\u2019s evaluation of the dual credit landscape in Illinois.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Access to dual credit opportunities can help students prepare for and succeed in college while reducing the cost and time to graduate. On the flip side, shutting low-income and minority students out of such high-value programs increases education inequity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 2019-20 Class of Policy Fellows analyzed data from across the state, spoke to experts in the field, gathered case studies, and co-authored a report expected to be foundational in recommending State-level policy opportunities. Their work builds off the efforts of the 2018-19 Class of Policy Fellows and their report,&nbsp;<em>Stop Illinois Brain Drain: Building Pathways to Prosperity for High School Students<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div  class=\"wp-block-ultimate-post-heading ultp-block-f02419\"><div class=\"ultp-block-wrapper\"><div class=\"ultp-heading-wrap ultp-heading-style1 ultp-heading-left\"><h4 class=\"ultp-heading-inner\"><span>Policy Fellows<\/span><\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Jazzy Davenport-Russ, Chicago<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Shaylee Eaves, Vienna<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jesse Faber, Pontiac<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bridget French, Rockford<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Karlie Glisson, Vienna<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kirstan Goines, Vienna<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tiffany Harston, Chicago<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Darryl Hogue, Fulton<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reagan Lyn Johnson, Vienna<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Shairee Lackey, Evanston<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dorian Minor, Chicago<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Samantha Semrow, Chicago<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Daiva Siliunas, Chicago<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Joshua Stafford, Vienna<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Erin Torrisi, Palatine<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Emma Wells, Cypress<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lanessa Young, Chicago<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div  class=\"wp-block-ultimate-post-heading ultp-block-5237e1\"><div class=\"ultp-block-wrapper\"><div class=\"ultp-heading-wrap ultp-heading-style7 ultp-heading-left\"><h1 class=\"ultp-heading-inner\"><span>2019 Class of Stand Policy Fellows<\/span><\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div  class=\"wp-block-ultimate-post-heading ultp-block-cd6e0c\"><div class=\"ultp-block-wrapper\"><div class=\"ultp-heading-wrap ultp-heading-style6 ultp-heading-left\"><h3 class=\"ultp-heading-inner\"><span>Policy Focus: Adequate Funding, Spent Wisely Funding<\/span><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Until Illinois started using an evidence-based funding formula in FY2018, the State had the most inequitably funded schools in the nation. Slowly but surely, the exciting effects of fair funding in classrooms are revealing themselves. Still, an endeavor of this scale requires time and increased funding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By design, the 2019 Policy Fellowship was shorter and customized. The Fellows studied Illinois\u2019 new school funding formula, then had opportunities to dive deeper into aspects of equitable funding based on their individual interests. They discovered how smart funding can help close achievement gaps and improve student learning. The Fellows learned from experts, conducted research, and participated in group discussions weighing the merits of different funding mechanisms. Some Fellows used this experience to inform their work on school boards. Others advocated for smarter funding around arts education and other focus areas.<\/p>\n\n\n<div  class=\"wp-block-ultimate-post-heading ultp-block-7f1453\"><div class=\"ultp-block-wrapper\"><div class=\"ultp-heading-wrap ultp-heading-style1 ultp-heading-left\"><h4 class=\"ultp-heading-inner\"><span>Policy Fellows<\/span><\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Molly Palmer, Galesburg<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Keira Quintero, Addison<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Seville Spearman, Chicago<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mark Steen, Wilmette<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Felicia Williams, Chicago<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div  class=\"wp-block-ultimate-post-heading ultp-block-94943f\"><div class=\"ultp-block-wrapper\"><div class=\"ultp-heading-wrap ultp-heading-style7 ultp-heading-left\"><h1 class=\"ultp-heading-inner\"><span>2018-19 Class of Stand Policy Fellows<\/span><\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div  class=\"wp-block-ultimate-post-heading ultp-block-f79437\"><div class=\"ultp-block-wrapper\"><div class=\"ultp-heading-wrap ultp-heading-style6 ultp-heading-left\"><h3 class=\"ultp-heading-inner\"><span>Policy Focus: College and Career Readiness<\/span><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Illinois has a brain drain epidemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More Illinois high school graduates go to out-of-state colleges than students from any other state except New Jersey. Meanwhile, within Illinois\u2019 borders, our education system is draining the futures of every student it fails to educate adequately and equitably. It is sobering that:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>More than a third of Illinois high schools do not offer calculus;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Illinois has the sixth-worse counselor-to-students ratio in the country; and<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Course selection is unaligned with labor demands \u2013 about 10% of CTE students enroll in courses representing 50% of the highest growing job sectors in Illinois (manufacturing, energy, and health sciences).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The 2018-19 Class of Policy Fellows examined where Illinois high schools are falling short in preparing students for college and career. The Fellows studied how State and federal policies, if well-crafted and implemented, can reduce barriers to early college coursework and create frameworks for career exploration. They examined how neighboring states approach these issues and outlined policy planks for improving college and career readiness. Those planks, in turn, became the foundation for the report&nbsp;<em><a href=\"https:\/\/stand.org\/illinois\/high-school-success\/\">Stop Illinois Brain Drain: Building Pathways to Prosperity for High School Students<\/a><\/em>. The report received considerable media attention and plays an important role in shaping the policy priorities of Stand Illinois.<\/p>\n\n\n<div  class=\"wp-block-ultimate-post-heading ultp-block-d7d810\"><div class=\"ultp-block-wrapper\"><div class=\"ultp-heading-wrap ultp-heading-style1 ultp-heading-left\"><h4 class=\"ultp-heading-inner\"><span>Policy Fellows<\/span><\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Cymone Card, Chicago<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Raechal Maat, Harvard<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Louis Makarewicz, Chicago<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jeanette Maydan, Chicago<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nicole Patel, Forest Park<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cynthia Ralls, Plano<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Abigail Schultz, Chicago<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dovie Shelby, Romeoville<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wilbur \u201cWill\u201d Tillman, Calumet City<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kayla Valenti, Chicago<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mia Woods, Springfield&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div  class=\"wp-block-ultimate-post-heading ultp-block-60b639\"><div class=\"ultp-block-wrapper\"><div class=\"ultp-heading-wrap ultp-heading-style1 ultp-heading-left\"><h4 class=\"ultp-heading-inner\"><span>Related Stand blogs<\/span><\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/stand.org\/illinois\/elevating-my-advocacy\/\">Elevating My Advocacy<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/stand.org\/illinois\/policy-fellows-bring-advocacy-to-springfield\/\">Policy Fellows Bring Advocacy to Springfield<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/stand.org\/illinois\/put-a-plug-in-illinois-brain-drain\/\">Put a Plug in Illinois Brain Drain<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/stand.org\/illinois\/my-pathway-to-the-energy-industry\/\">My Pathway to the Energy Industry<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/stand.org\/illinois\/we-can-help-stopilbraindrain-heres-how\/\">We Can Help #StopILBrainDrain. Here&#8217;s How.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/stand.org\/illinois\/students-need-experience-in-the-workplace\/\">Students Need Experience in the Workplace<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/stand.org\/illinois\/illinois-must-modernize-support-for-students\/\">Illinois Must Modernize Support for Students<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/stand.org\/illinois\/i-wasnt-prepared\/\">I Wasn\u2019t Prepared<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/stand.org\/illinois\/blog\/2019\/02\/07\/lets-stop-illinois-brain-drain\">More Funding Matters, So Does How We Spend It<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/stand.org\/illinois\/lets-stop-illinois-brain-drain\/\">Let\u2019s Stop Illinois Brain Drain<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/stand.org\/illinois\/just-say-no-to-brain-drain\/\">Just Say No to Brain Drain<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div  class=\"wp-block-ultimate-post-heading ultp-block-2daca6\"><div class=\"ultp-block-wrapper\"><div class=\"ultp-heading-wrap ultp-heading-style1 ultp-heading-left\"><h4 class=\"ultp-heading-inner\"><span>Related press articles<\/span><\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/chicago.suntimes.com\/2018\/10\/16\/18478316\/fight-illinois-brain-drain-by-preparing-students-for-college-careers-report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fight Illinois brain drain by preparing students for college, careers: report,&nbsp;<em>Chicago Sun-Times<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyherald.com\/news\/20181016\/education-advocates-call-for-better-funding-more-counselors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Education advocates call for better funding, more counselors,&nbsp;<em>Daily Herald<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/newschannel20.com\/news\/local\/new-report-shows-why-students-could-be-leaving-the-state-10-17-2018\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">New report shows how to stop students from leaving the state,&nbsp;<em>WICS<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/capitolfax.com\/2018\/10\/16\/stand-for-children-illinois-releases-plan-to-address-college-student-exodus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Stand for Children Illinois releases plan to address college student exodus,&nbsp;<em>Capitol Fax<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div  class=\"wp-block-ultimate-post-heading ultp-block-c0b721\"><div class=\"ultp-block-wrapper\"><div class=\"ultp-heading-wrap ultp-heading-style7 ultp-heading-left\"><h1 class=\"ultp-heading-inner\"><span>2017-18 Class of Stand Policy Fellows<\/span><\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div  class=\"wp-block-ultimate-post-heading ultp-block-0affe1\"><div class=\"ultp-block-wrapper\"><div class=\"ultp-heading-wrap ultp-heading-style6 ultp-heading-left\"><h3 class=\"ultp-heading-inner\"><span>Policy Focus: School Quality and Accountability<\/span><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>In 2017, the U.S. Congress passed the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) which requires states to create for federal approval accountability systems for ensuring all students have access to a quality public education. ESSA presented a golden opportunity for Illinois to redefine what makes a school \u201cgood.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 2017-18 Class of Stand Policy Fellows spent half of the program learning about and discussing ways to measure school quality. The Fellows also collaborated with Stand staff to create a set of guiding principles for designing the State\u2019s accountability plan. Those principles formed the foundation for several advocacy actions by the Fellows: a conference call with the Secretary of Education, testimony before the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE), and meetings with legislators in Springfield.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ultimately, the official&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.isbe.net\/essa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Illinois ESSA Plan<\/a>&nbsp;shared many of the qualities in Stand\u2019s guiding principles. Stand continues to monitor and collaborate with ISBE on implementation of the State plan, so the contributions of the Policy Fellows remain enduring.<\/p>\n\n\n<div  class=\"wp-block-ultimate-post-heading ultp-block-b73a8a\"><div class=\"ultp-block-wrapper\"><div class=\"ultp-heading-wrap ultp-heading-style1 ultp-heading-left\"><h4 class=\"ultp-heading-inner\"><span>Policy Fellows<\/span><\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Savitri Boodram, Urbana<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Linda Byrd, Springfield<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Celeste Dean, Springfield<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bertha Jackson, Aurora<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lisa Kulisek, Chicago<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sheenita Robinson, Chicago<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Keshia Wilson, Chicago<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div  class=\"wp-block-ultimate-post-heading ultp-block-c2f143\"><div class=\"ultp-block-wrapper\"><div class=\"ultp-heading-wrap ultp-heading-style1 ultp-heading-left\"><h4 class=\"ultp-heading-inner\"><span>Related Stand blogs<\/span><\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/stand.org\/illinois\/leaving-behind-no-child-left-behind\/\">Leaving Behind No Child Left Behind<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/stand.org\/illinois\/stand-submits-essa-comments-to-isbe\/\">Stand Submits ESSA Comments to ISBE<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/stand.org\/illinois\/we-need-to-move-forward-not-backwards\/\">We Need to Move Forward, Not Backwards<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/stand.org\/illinois\/state-essa-plan-heads-to-washington\/\">State ESSA Plan Heads to Washington<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/stand.org\/illinois\/a-better-recipe\/\">A Better Recipe<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/stand.org\/illinois\/my-movie-career\/\">My Movie Career<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/stand.org\/illinois\/stand-comments-on-il-school-ratings-system\/\">Stand Comments on Illinois School Ratings System<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2019-20 Policy Fellows played a critical role in Stand\u2019s evaluation of the dual credit landscape in Illinois. 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