State Journal Register, 11/9/25, guest columnist, John Miller UPI President John Miller writing about the proper funding our educational institutions. He speaks of a time when he delivered newspapers and teachers who had been laid off needing the help wanted ads.  He seen the fear, anger and frustration in their faces.  He saw it again, at WIU and again, when EIU laid off 40 professionals.  And yet, another institution is facing deficit spending. The underfunding is leading t

NPR Illinois | 91.9 UIS | By Sean Crawford Published October 27, 2025 at 3:10 PM CDT Two unions negotiating with the University of Illinois Springfield for new contracts call the lack of progress "staggering." They want a mediator to get involved. Unions representing UIS staff and tenure and tenure-track faculty began bargaining with the school in June. But the units said the university only put forth financial offers in recent days and called them disappointing.

Friday, October 31 Rob Denson Yeah, that's a good question. And right now, 24 states allow their community colleges to do bachelor's degree. And it may not be four years. Our accreditation agency has now okayed three year bachelor's degrees, moving from 120 credits down to to 90. When I was in Florida, Santa Fe Community College was one of the first to do the bachelor's degree. But really, it was because there was no capacity at the University of Florida and other Florida uni

by Peter Hancock October 23, 2025 SPRINGFIELD — The new leader of the Illinois Federation of Teachers says state lawmakers should consider raising taxes on wealthy individuals and corporations that have received federal tax breaks under the Trump administration to increase state spending on education and other public services.

by Katie Moore Oct. 15, 2025 CHARLESTON, Ill. (WCIA) — More than 40 employees of Eastern Illinois University will be out of a job after the university made an announcement this week saying they will be cutting positions due to funding-related issues.

October 10, 2025 #UISedu  celebrated National Coming Out Day with the annual Closet Door event. Students, faculty and staff came...

September 12, 2025 Franklin Park, IL – Illinois Federation of Teachers President Dan Montgomery and West Suburban Teachers Union, AFT/IFT...

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While schools like Harvard, Columbia and Northwestern have gotten most of the attention, regional public universities are losing grants...

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WGLT | By Lauren Warnecke , Ben Howell June 23, 2025 at 6:44 PM CDT A nuclear physicist from Bloomington-Normal believes there is cause...

Blake Wood May 6, 2025 The University of Illinois Springfield celebrated faculty achievements during the 2025 Faculty Honors...

MACOMB, IL - - Five Western Illinois University students and their faculty mentor, Sharon Hunter, presented papers at the National...

IFT link to more information on fixing Tier II

“The funding system for higher education in Illinois is broken - we are determined to fix it. Our bill lowers costs for students, make...

Court rules visa cancelations " flagrantly illegal. ". It was not immediately clear whether the State Department is reversing a wave...

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WGLT | By Ryan Denham Published April 4, 2025 . Illinois State University and its faculty union reached a tentative agreement Friday,...

by Brooke Johnson Mar 5, 2025, 7:00am CDT If you’re an Illinois employee who started working after Jan. 1, 2011, you’re contributing a...