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Public universities should be for everyone, but without adequate and equitable funding from the state, thousands of IIlinois students are being priced out and left behind.
If last year’s budget address brought a feeling of relief, today’s budget address evoked hope. The Governor’s proposed investment of $122 million in additional state financial aid will help students...
ViewBy Lisa Castillo Richmond, Executive Director, Partnership for College Completion | Robin Steans, President, Advance Illinois | Cherita Ellens, Executive Director, Women Employed College costs are rising. Many students struggle to afford...
ViewAs the state and country continue on the path to recovery from the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the need for every Illinois student with college aspirations to earn a college degree...
ViewCollege costs are rising. Many students struggle to afford a public university education. There might not be a difference in costs between staying in Illinois or leaving the state altogether. And most people would have to go deep...
ViewAs members of the Illinois Higher Education Network, we applaud Governor Pritzker in signing SB815 into law yesterday. With SB815’s creation of a Commission on Equitable Public University Funding, Illinois...
ViewRacquel Fullman, Women Employed Illinois’ future depends on a higher education system that is adequately resourced and able to provide affordable, high-quality programs to college students from every background and...
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