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BUDGET IMPASSE HAVING DIRE EFFECT ON STATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES' OPERATIONS.

THE EFFECTS RANGE FROM LAYOFFS AND LESS COURSE OFFERINGS…TO SCHOOLS NOT BEING ABLE TO HOLD BIOLOGY LABS BECAUSE VENDORS WON’T DELIVER SUPPLIES WITHOUT GETTING PAID. ILLINOIS BOARD OF HIGHER EDUCATION EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR JAMES APPLEGATE SAYS THE LACK OF STATE FUNDING WILL BE FELT FOR YEARS TO COME.

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ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT LARRY DIETZ SAYS HE'S ALSO WORRIED THAT STUDENTS WILL FLOCK TO OUT OF STATE SCHOOLS BECAUSE OF THE BUDGET UNPREDICTABILITY IN ILLINOIS.

NO STATE BUDGET MEANS HIGHER EDUCATION ISN’T RECEIVE STATE FUNDING. THAT’S LED TO COURSES BEING CUT, STAFF AND TEACHER LAYOFFS, DELAYING MAINTENANCE PROJECTS AND MORE. IN ADDITION…ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT LARRY DIETZ SAYS THE UNCERTAINTY OF THE BUDGET ISN’T GOOD FOR BUSINESS.

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UNIVERSITY PRESIDENTS SAY ANOTHER PROBLEM IS THAT MAP GRANTS AREN’T BEING FUNDED. SCHOOLS HAVE TAKEN STUDENTS AWARDED THE GRANTS FOR THE FALL SEMESTER, EXPECTING TO GET THE MONEY LATER…BUT ARE STRUGGLING WITH WHAT TO DO WITH MAP STUDENTS FOR THE SPRING SEMESTER.

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