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Illinois college students will march for higher education funding and MAP grants in Springfield next week.At least 60 students plan to take part in the…
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Many Illinois community colleges and universities will not cover low-income tuition waivers in the fall, unless they get state money. That's the message…
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A suburban Chicago community college has told 19 full-time and 10 part-time employees they'll lose their jobs June 30.Harper College in Palatine said…
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A lack of funding for the Monetary Award Program -- or MAP grants -- have cost Illinois public universities more than $72 million overall.That's according…
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Illinois lawmakers heard Thursday from an assortment of higher education leaders asking for funding.They used terms like “starving,” “dismantling” and…
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Higher education continues to be caught in Illinois lawmakers' political crossfire.And not just because the House failed to override a veto of legislation…
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Just days after vetoing a measure to help low-income college students, Gov. Bruce Rauner signaled he's open to another way to make it happen.Rauner's…
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Rauner says spending $721 million on MAP grants and community college operations "would explode the State's budget deficit."Illinois is nearing the end of…
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A group of Democratic lawmakers yesterday made a public ceremony out of delivering legislation to Gov. Bruce Rauner's office. They're attempting to…
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Illinois officials say college students should continue to apply for financial aid, even though the state budget impasse has put grants for needy students…