{"id":665,"date":"2022-03-17T20:32:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-17T20:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stand.org\/illinois\/?p=665"},"modified":"2022-07-08T23:37:25","modified_gmt":"2022-07-08T23:37:25","slug":"good-news-from-springfield","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stand.org\/illinois\/our-stories\/good-news-from-springfield\/","title":{"rendered":"Good News from Springfield!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>With just under a month left in the current legislative session, I\u2019m happy to report that one of our legislative priorities passed the Illinois House earlier this week. Legislators signaled their support for a House Resolution to improve Career and Technical Education (CTE) collaboration and course access.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019re grateful to you for your advocacy and to the Representatives who showed their strong support as sponsors. This resolution takes a bold step toward improving equitable access to CTE courses and facilitating the partnerships needed for successful CTE programs to flourish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The research tells us that CTE partnerships work. Students who complete CTE programs are more likely to graduate high school and enroll in college. This resolution sends a strong signal in support of these vital programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Will you join us in&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/action.stand.org\/eHgyRZE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">thanking the lawmakers who led the way<\/a>&nbsp;as sponsors of the House Resolution?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color-color has-cyan-background-color has-text-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/action.stand.org\/eHgyRZE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>THANK THE SPONSORS<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With just under a month left in the current legislative session, I\u2019m happy to report that one of our legislative priorities passed the Illinois House earlier this week. Legislators signaled their support for a House Resolution to improve Career and Technical Education (CTE) collaboration and course access. 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