Effective halving of state funding has contributed to strikes at universities around Illinois. When adjusted for inflation, state spending on higher education fell 46 percent between 2000 and 2023 ...

Illinois has another looming financial crisis on its hands: the state's regional public universities, a door to upward mobility for tens of thousands of teens every year.

The budget stalemate has had the most significant impact on regional universities in Illinois. More than 500 employees at Western Illinois University are facing mandatory furloughs or reductions ...

The Trump administration's freeze of $6.8 billion in education funds spurred a multi-state lawsuit for its release.

CHICAGO (AP) — The lack of a state budget is putting stresses on Illinois' public universities that still aren't receiving money from the state.

Public university leaders in Illinois are calling for a better way to distribute state funding, and two bills in the state legislature are attempting to do just that. Currently, officials say the ...

‘Evidence-based funding’ is working for our K-12 schools. For public higher education, it could provide a permanent solution to our underfunding crisis, starting with colleges and universities ...

The Adequate & Equitable Public University Funding Act calls for an additional $135 million a year over 15 years, ... Fall 2024 enrollment at Western Illinois University was down 10.5%, ...

For the University of Illinois, the ratio of state-to-student contributions toward the cost of tuition and fees plunged from $12.80 to $1 in 1970 to $0.43 to $1 in 2022.

The recommendations of the Commission on Equitable Public University Funding would help over 29,000 more residents earn a college degree, get better jobs and contribute to our economy. That's a ...

The Illinois Commission on Equitable Public University Funding's new recommendations ignore the cause of inequities in higher education. Skip to content.