Op-Ed: Illinois must invest more in higher education
When Illinois created the Monetary Award Program (MAP) in 1967, it did so to broaden access to higher education by covering the full cost of tuition at its public colleges...
ViewIllinois Is Crafting A New Equity-Based Higher Education Funding Formula
BY Elyssa Cherney | Crain’s Chicago Business Illinois is moving to create an equity-based funding formula for higher education, potentially setting up a clash among the state’s 12 public universities...
View‘Don’t stop now’: The new Illinois budget’s impact on higher ed and college students
DEKALB — Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker just signed a nearly $47 billion budget into law. That includes substantial increases to the need-based student Monetary Award Program — or MAP Grants. WNIJ’s Peter...
ViewOp Ed: Illinois Can Go From Worst To First In Equitable Higher Education Funding
By 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...
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