Illinois' public universities are underfunded, forcing tuition hikes and cuts that threaten access and affordability for ...

And it is at these regional institutions that a crisis is brewing. In 2010, a combined 112,200 students attended those ...

Illinois ranked No. 1 for what it spent per student on higher education in 2024, paying more than double the national average ...

This is a crisis ... this investment is staggering. If Illinois commits to fully funding this formula over the next 15 years, we will see nearly 30,000 more university graduates, a powerful ...

Southern Illinois University in Carbondale is investing in a ... could involve mental health concerns so they can effectively alert the crisis team. In addition to using the grant funding, the ...

Illinois boosts school funding by $307M in new budget, but education advocates say more is needed to close persistent equity ...

(Capitol News Illinois) - With $49,000 in student loan debt ... state-level programs like SmartBuy offer an alternative answer to combating the crisis. But federal funding, legislative approval and ...

“This decision to terminate already awarded federal funding will cause immeasurable harm and disruption to the health and safety of the people of Illinois ... to tackle a crisis, the report ...

After some bad news last summer, we’re encouraged by talk of trying to get funding to reshape the Western Illinois University – Quad Cities campus located along River Drive in Moline.

Legislators were unable to hash out a solution for Chicago's transit crisis before leaving Springfield on Saturday at the end of their regular session, leaving a looming fiscal cliff that, if not ...