Illinois Senate Majority Leader Kimberly Lightford just introduced a bill that would transform how the state funds higher education.
Northern Illinois University president Lisa Freeman served on the state’s Commission on Equitable Public University Funding. Their task was to create a “data-driven approach” to funding higher-ed.
That’s because, Freeman says, right now, there is no formula. She says it’s largely “what did you get last year” and then all public universities get a flat increase or decrease. Freeman says it’s an unfair system because the schools are different: some have larger endowments than others or serve more low-income students.
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