Illinois' public universities are underfunded, forcing tuition hikes and cuts that threaten access and affordability for ...

Illinois lawmakers approved next year’s budget at the close of the spring legislative session. Here is what they agreed on ...

Education is a lightning rod for Trump administration cuts, threats, and orders. As part of WNIJ’s “Uncertainty” series, ...

“This pandemic gave us a taste for funding ... its own budget crisis. While the mayor faults Martinez for failing to lobby the state for more money for the schools, Illinois Gov.

A recent graduate of the University of Illinois Chicago, Villalpando, 29, took out private loans to pay for college. Unlike federal student loans, private loans typically have higher interest rates ...

They also did not pass other major higher education policy initiatives, including Pritzker’s plan to allow community colleges ...

CPS emphasized that its transportation system is outsourced and must cover more than 200 square miles of city territory. The ...

A $290,000 grant from the Illinois Board of Higher Education will fund training and support ... health concerns so they can effectively alert the crisis team. In addition to using the grant funding, ...

A funding crisis, the result of the refusal of Democrats and Republicans to tax the wealthy, threatens catastrophic service ...

The Illinois ... of Education that helped Illinois schools and child care facilities buy locally grown fresh produce from Illinois farmers for use in meals and snacks. Other areas of funding ...

So the crisis ... and unfair funding mechanisms. The state’s Commission on Equitable Public University Funding, filled with stakeholders, issued a report this spring saying that Illinois public ...