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He said that the incoming group of new students was “elite,” comparing the rising enrollment in Illinois to falling rates nationally.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WTVO) — Illinois Governor JB Pritzker welcomed students back to University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign on Monday, finding time to highlight his administration’s investments into education. “It’s been my mission as governor to make higher education more affordable for every Illinoisan, no matter their background. And I couldn’t be prouder to say we’re doing […]

Learn how our state is funding K-12 education and early childhood educators during the 2023-2024 school year.

Paying for college is not an easy task. Families often start saving nearly as soon as their children are out of the womb, and some start planning where to live even before that so they can get the best value right in their home state. With the right research and accurate data, however, college planning […]

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - A step backwards. That's how the Illinois Board of Higher Education is reacting to the Supreme Court's decision Thursday to strike...

For Johnson, the first few months were overwhelming as tons of information was coming at him.

The session didn’t end until about 3 a.m. Saturday.

The Democratic-controlled Senate approved the budget by a 34-22 vote without any Republican support.

Illinois fiscal year budget appropriated $2.5 billion for higher education, the largest increase in over 20 years. State Sen. Halpin shared his thoughts with the Quad-City Times/Dispatch-Argus.

Fiscal Year 2024 Higher Education State Budget is Largest in Decades (Springfield, IL) — The General Assembly passed and Governor JB Pritzker