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Illinois Democrats have approved a measure to fully fund tuition grants for low-income students despite Republican concerns the state can't pay for its…
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Southern Illinois University Carbondale student Ben Handler joined hundreds of others in Springfield today to urge lawmakers to fund colleges and…
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A House Republican is pushing a temporary funding measure for higher education while Illinois limps along without a state budget. Rep. Mike Fortner of…
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Chicago State University is backing off a request that department chairs collect keys from faculty and staff while the financially troubled school…
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Illinois lawmakers heard from an assortment of higher education leaders asking for funding. Higher education officials used terms like starving,…
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Low-income college students promised state help paying for tuition will continue to go without it. Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner has followed through on...
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The budget that Gov. Bruce Rauner proposed on Wednesday recommends a 16 percent cut to higher education.This year's proposed cut sounds gentler than the…
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After seven months without funding, the Illinois legislature today passed a proposal to pay for tuition waivers for low-income college students. It would…