Columbia, MO (KTRS) A series of open forums are planned to gather input for the next University of Missouri System President. The University of Missouri will host the forums next week on each of the four campuses to give the university community an opportunity to provide feedback on the proposed characteristics and desired qualifications sought in the…
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) – Southern Illinois University’s board of trustees has voted to increase tuition next year at the school’s Carbondale campus by 3 percent. The vote Thursday means the price of tuition for new students will increase $264 to $9,099. The increase will not affect existing students. The cost of 15 mandatory student fees…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – New state data shows most school districts across Illinois are spending more than they’re taking in and dipping into reserves or borrowing to stay afloat. The Chicago Tribune (http://trib.in/1pLQv8J ) reports that the 2016 School District Financial Profile Scores was released Wednesday by the Illinois State Board of Education to gauge…
Carbondale, IL (KTRS) Hundreds of Southern Illinois University employees could be laid off if the university loses over $45 million in state funding in the budget for fiscal year 2017. President Randy Dunn issued a report Wednesday that detailed how the university’s three campuses would be affected if Governor Bruce Rauner’s proposed 20 percent reduction in…
(KTRS) Lawmakers have passed a spending plan that includes about $69 million more for K-12 schools and nearly $10 million more in performance funding for higher education in Missouri. Proposals that passed include a roughly $69 million increase in basic aid for public K-12 schools. Education officials say that’s still well below what’s needed to…
Hazelwood, MO (KTRS) Many parents, teachers, and students in a north county school district are angry over budget reductions that would include major cuts to elementary band and physical education. That anger spilled over Tuesday night when an overflow crowd showed up for the Hazelwood School Board meeting. Most who showed up couldn’t attend because district…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – A higher-education accrediting agency says the state budget impasse could have “significant” consequences for the public colleges and universities in Illinois. The Champaign News-Gazette reports that the Higher Learning Commission, the regional accrediting agency for 19 states including Illinois, issued a warning to Governor Bruce Rauner and members of the General…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – A leading bond-rating company is downgrading the outlook of the University of Missouri System’s credit rating. Standard & Poor’s announced Monday that the outlook of the four-campus system’s AA+ credit rating has dipped from stable to negative. The agency says in a report that maintaining the current rating on the system’s…
( KTRS ) Several Illinois schools will receive more than $20 million in federal grants over the next five years to help improve student performance and ensure students are better prepared for college. State Superintendent of Education Tony Smith says there are five School Improvement Grant winners including the Gordon Bush Elementary in East St. Louis.…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – The University of Missouri is offering what it’s calling “Evolution Bootcamp” for the first time. One goal of the intercession class is to bring early-stage graduate students up to speed on evolutionary biology. The Columbia Missourian (bit.ly/2300vKN) there also are evenings sessions that are open to the public, including one Monday…