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Five Knox College students joined roughly 1,200 other demonstrators at the Illinois capitol, calling for the state to provide funding for the Monetary…
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The Illinois House has failed to override Gov. Bruce Rauner's veto of funding for college grants and two-year schools. The House debated restoring hundr...
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The administration announced the cuts mid-afternoon Friday. The cuts will take place over the next two fiscal years, beginning July 1, 2016. In addition,…
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Representatives from across the higher education spectrum gathered at Western Illinois University in Macomb to urge the state to provide funding for…
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Low-income college students who were promised state help paying for their tuition will continue to go without it. Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner has…
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Roughly 200 people marched through the Western Illinois University campus Tuesday afternoon. They wanted to make a public statement about their…
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The Illinois Senate President is encouraging Governor Bruce Rauner to rethink his priorities on student aid legislation, but the governor was quick to...
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A coalition of education, labor, and non-profit organizations is urging the governor and legislative leaders to cut the cost of higher education for…
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On Saturday, October 3rd I attended the WIU Homecoming parade. It was a beautiful day for a parade: sunny, the air crisp, the trees around us on the verge…
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K-12 schools in Illinois have received financial support from the state; their funding was the only part of the budget signed this year by Governor Bruce…