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In the past decade, the number of Illinois high schoolers earning early college credit from Advanced Placement (AP) or Dual Credit courses has skyrocketed.
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"It sends a message to the state that we're supporting students from low-income backgrounds and being able to access, persist and complete college."
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Illinois K-12 schools are funded through an equity-based formula. Higher education has no formula at all. The state wants that to change, but what could that look like?
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Illinois lawmakers have approved a $42 billion budget that now awaits Governor J.B. Pritzker’s pen.State Representative Jeff Keicher, a Sycamore…
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Nearly half of Illinois high school grads who enroll full-time at a community college get placed in a developmental education course. That includes 70% of…
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A new report reflects on the long-term cost of cutting education funding during past recessions and how Illinois can learn from those mistakes during the…
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Every year, tens of thousands of Illinois college students who qualify and apply for a Monetary Award Program (MAP) grant receive nothing. The need-based…
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Northern Illinois University saw a slight increase in enrollment this fall. Total enrollment at NIU climbed to 16,769 students. That’s only a 1% gain from…
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Black and Latinx college students in Illinois aren’t as successful as their white peers. That’s according to a new state report.Ginger Ostro is the…
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As COVID-19 started shutting down international travel in March, students from Northern Illinois University studying abroad had to be rushed back…