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, ...

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 ...

Koehler said full funding of the program would require ... ShiAnne Shively of the Illinois Education Association, the state’s largest teachers union, joined Koehler in support of HB 1375.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - State lawmakers passed the budget for the next fiscal year, meeting their midnight deadline. Leaders worked late into the evening with just minutes to spare last night to pass the ...

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

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, ...

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 ...