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The Workforce Equity Initiative helps get students of color and in poverty credentialed in fields like welding, nursing and trucking.
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Gov. Bruce Rauner has signed a new Illinois law that will let adults earn high school diplomas instead of general-education certificates.Rauner signed the…
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Enrollment in Illinois’ public universities and community colleges continues to decline. That’s according to figures released by the state Board of Higher…
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The state’s ongoing budget impasse has hit community colleges particularly hard, with funds to these schools and the students who attend them...
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Community colleges in Illinois say they've cut frills, suspended travel, and even laid off teachers. Now they need state lawmakers to come through with…
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Illinois lawmakers are expected to consider contentious pieces of legislation regarding unions and higher education funding.The Democrat-led Senate is…
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Illinois Democrats have approved $721.5 million for tuition grants and community colleges, but Republicans call it an empty promise because the state…
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2015 has been a tumultuous year for Illinois’ largest community college.A massive severance package for former College of DuPage President Robert Breuder…
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State agencies are preparing for budget cuts for the next fiscal year, as the state’s income tax rolls back from the temporary 5% rate to 3.75% in…
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This spring, community colleges in Illinois saw enrollment drop for the third straight year. But a state education official says that's not necessarily a…