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NIU president Lisa Freeman says, right now, the way Illinois public universities are funded…doesn’t make much sense.“We need a funding formula that's rational, that considers the size of the institution, the mission of the institution and the type of students that the institution serves.”A new bill would create a formula like that. How would it work? And how much money would it pump into universities?
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Black and Latinx college students in Illinois aren’t as successful as their white peers. That’s according to a new state report.Ginger Ostro is the…
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A panel of state senators heard budget requests from agencies representing colleges and universities, and lawmakers took the opportunity to ask why…
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As some colleges and universities head toward a fiscal cliff, lawmakers are talking about ways to keep them afloat. One plan would only fund five schools.…
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The budget that Gov. Bruce Rauner proposed this week recommends a 16 percent cut to higher education. This year's proposed cut sounds gentler than the 32…
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llinois’ truth-in-tuition law was designed to keep college affordable. But it might be having the opposite effect. Since 2003, Illinois parents have…
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Illinois' public colleges and universities are still trying to work with a new law that ties state funding to student performance. But it hasn't been easy…