Financial Aid and Student Employment
Coordinated by Dr. Norman C. Bettis of Illinois State University, the Illinois Geographic Alliance (IGA) began operations January 1, 1987. Its purpose is to mobilize the grassroots energies of teachers, school administrators, academic geographers, and others to improve geographic education in grades K-12. This Illinois Geographical Society/National Geographic Society (NGS) program has reached hundreds of teachers and tens of thousands of Illinois students. NGS and the State of Illinois provide funding for activities. IGA members provide institutes, workshops, on-site consultants, and other services to districts and their in-service teachers.
For more information on the IGA visit their Web site: www.coe.ilstu.edu/iga/