Pritzker calls for setting new higher education attainment goals
Executive order creates new working group to recommend plans for increasing postsecondary attainment.
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Education union, students call on governor to release higher education funding
Lawmakers approved a 2% increase to be distributed only after the governor approves them in writing.
Shield law, university admissions, foster placement bills clear General Assembly
More than 150 bills moved through the General Assembly in the final week of the legislative session.
New taxes on sports bets, nicotine products as Democrats pass $55.2B budget
The budget measures passed just before midnight with little time for public review.
New study suggests changes to Illinois’ community college-university pipeline
A new report says the 2-plus-2 model of higher education, where community college students seamlessly transfer to universities, is faltering ...
Illinois’ community colleges see nearly 9% spike in spring enrollment
Increased funding for student financial aid makes community colleges more affordable to moderate-income students.
Lawmakers call for probe of College Board data sales
Nine Democratic lawmakers are calling on Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul to investigate the business practices of the College Board ...
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