March 10, 2016
March 2016 Legislative Update
IABG advocates for policy solutions that close the racial wealth gap, expand savings opportunities,...
Read moreBlog Posts
Filtered by: College Savings
Children's Savings Accounts
February 8, 2016
2016 CSA Campaign Starts Strong with Parent Leadership
Last week, we convened 20 parent leaders with Community Organizing and Family Issues (COFI) to kick...
Read more
Children's Savings Accounts
October 13, 2015
3 Things I Learned About CSAs Last Week
Last week, the IABG team was in St. Louis participating in a conference about the 529 program and...
Read more
Children's Savings Accounts
September 30, 2015
First Stop on the CSA Campaign: East St. Louis
Earlier this month, we took the campaign for universal Children’s Savings Accounts in...
Read more
College Access
May 29, 2015
Community Investment Awards Highlight Secure Choice & Student Loans Report
This month, Heartland Alliance for Human Needs & Human Rights was honored for their...
Read more
Asset Poverty
January 29, 2015
New Report Finds Illinois Among Worse in the Nation for Graduating Students with College Debt
CFED New data released today by the Corporation for Enterprise Development (CFED) show more...
Read more
Children's Savings Accounts
July 9, 2013
Getting Ahead Of the Student Loan Crisis
On Monday July 1st student loan rates doubled. The average borrower will see an increase of $2,600...
Read more
Children's Savings Accounts
April 25, 2013
Don't Let Student Loan Rates Double
Education can only be the Great Equalizer when access to it is universal. In an era of already high...
Read more
Asset Limit Reform
March 27, 2013
Women's History Month and the Gender Wealth Gap
March is Women’s History Month and there’s no better time to reflect on the progress...
Read moreGet Our Updates
Sign up for e-news and policy updates.