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WSIU's Jennifer Fuller talks with SIU President Randy Dunn about next year's budget proposal from Gov. Bruce Rauner, and other issues facing the…
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Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner has followed through on his pledge to reject funding for MAP grants --- which help low-income students pay college tuition.…
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Illinois Lawmakers Approve Funds for MAP Grants and Comm. Colleges, But Gov. Rauner Promises to VetoAfter seven months without funding ... the Illinois legislature Thursday passed a proposal to pay for tuition waivers for low-income college students. It…
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Legislation filed Wednesday asks the state to provide $168 million owed to low-income college students who were promised MAP grants last fall.
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The state still owes millions to the Monetary Award Program for low income college students.That aid has been caught up in the budget impasse. Lawmakers…
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When a police officer, firefighter or prison guard is killed or disabled in the line of duty, the state promises to provide their dependents with a coll...
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Southern Illinois University will cover MAP grants for students for the spring 2016 semester, according to Interim Chancellor Brad Colwell.The state’s…
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A pair of SIU-Carbondale students sat down Thursday with a state lawmaker to talk about the future of MAP Grant funding.State Senator Gary Forby - along…
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Leaders from colleges and universities across southern Illinois spent Thursday telling state lawmakers just what it's like to live without state money -…
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Democrats in the Illinois Senate are trying to secure funding for a program that helps low-income students pay for college.The budget impasse between…