Column: Education-funding bill remains pending as deadline approaches – Champaign News-Gazette

Jim Dey: "(State Sen. Chapin Rose, who represents both the UI and Eastern Illinois University) points out that in 1995, Illinois had eight four-year institutions. Now it has 13, he said, and 'everybody has been cannibalizing everybody.' At the same time, other states have been recruiting Illinois-based students. 'Illinois has had a surplus of capacity for 15 years,' he said."

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Fed up neighbor

21 days ago

Deadline approaches, ha ha 3am in the morning all bills will pass just like all the other years.

David F

22 days ago

Need salary caps on public education anything over 200k should be deducted from funding.

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