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Education reform bill will head to governor

— January 14, 2021

SPRINGFIELD – A bill aimed at improving racial equity throughout the state’s K-12 and higher education system passed both houses of the General Assembly on Monday, Jan. 11, while…

Higher education reform bill aims for racial equity
— January 10, 2021

SPRINGFIELD – A bill aimed at making college education and teacher preparation programs more accessible and affordable for people of color began working its way through the…
Lawmakers discuss lowering compulsory school age
— September 25, 2020

SPRINGFIELD — Illinois lawmakers may soon consider legislation to lower the state’s compulsory attendance law to include 5-year-olds, a measure advocates see as a way to expand…
Illinois universities seeking greater funding increases
— February 29, 2020

SPRINGFIELD — Public universities in Illinois began making their case Feb. 26 for state funding increases larger than those that Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker proposed in his budget…
At nearly 87, former NIU student returns to complete degree
— November 1, 2019

About seven decades after first enrolling at Northern Illinois University, nearly 87-year-old Joyce Defauw is a student again. Her days still begin with devotions, a bit of exercise….

State to fund manufacturing training academies at local colleges
— October 27, 2020

SPRINGFIELD – The state of Illinois plans to invest $15 million to construct two new manufacturing training academies at downstate community colleges. Gov. J.B. Pritzker made that…
Senate panel OKs bill to add mental health hotline information to student IDs
— March 8, 2020

SPRINGFIELD — A panel of state senators March 3 approved legislation requiring public colleges and universities to add mental health contact information to the back of student identification…
Illinois Wesleyan University names first woman president
— November 19, 2019

S. Georgia Nugent, Ph.D., president emerita of Kenyon College, will lead Illinois Wesleyan University as the institution’s 20th president. Nugent, who joined the university as interim…