Session cheat sheet: What’s ahead as Illinois General Assembly nears its conclusion?
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Tag: higher ed
A university, a rural town and their fight to survive Trump’s war on higher education
Schools like SIU, located in a region that overwhelmingly voted for President Donald Trump, may not be the primary targets ...
Illinois switching to ACT exams for state assessments
High school students to start new exams in spring 2025
State commission says Illinois underfunds public universities by $1.4 billion
Body was formed by General Assembly in 2021 to consider new funding formula
Capitol Briefs: Pritzker touts manufacturing training funding, announces cultural districts
Proposed budget includes another $24 million for manufacturing training academies
Unions look to state for solutions after year of higher ed labor action
Report finds public university employees paid 21% less than state agency workers in similar jobs
Strikes suspended at three universities
Faculty at Governors State University ended a strike on Monday after being on the picket line for five days.
Report: Tuition costs skyrocketed at public colleges amid 20 years of state disinvestment
As university faculties around Illinois strike for better pay and working conditions, budget analysts have found that state spending on ...
As Chicago State University faculty begins strike, other universities could follow
Faculty at Chicago State University, a small public university on Chicago’s South Side, went on strike Monday after months of ...
Quarter of Illinois’ population fully vaccinated
Nearly one quarter of the state’s population is fully vaccinated against COVID-19, according to data released Friday by the Illinois ...
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