Illinois Governor Seeking To Raid Higher Education Budget

[Abyssal Echo]

Higher education is set to take a major hit in Illinois

Following similar announcements by the Republican Governors of Wisconsin and Louisiana, newly sworn in Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner released what he called a "turnaround" budget, that would slash nearly 209 million from the University of Illinois.

http://thinkprogress.org/education/2015/02/20/3624858/

[Kahn]

Thats incredibly disheartening, considering I'm a resident of Illinois.

[Southside]

Oh dear......Of course its my state

Well this is our reward for voting in a billionaire businessman

[Thunderstorm]

Well, I WAS considering University of Illinois....

[Melodic]

Sad thing about this is, I was thinking of going there at some point.

[Exocet]

America needs to cut many budgets,considering that you're spending money that you do not even have.
Good step (Even if it is a little one)

[JamesSuperBoy]

That is bad - not only for that state but it will maybe put others off higher education as the see it as being a goal to far. Sadly education cuts are happening in the UK as well across schools colleges and unis. It does rather devalue the whole thing.

[Vlerchan]

America needs to cut many budgets,considering that you're spending money that you do not even have.
It's spending more than it's taking in. It can create what it doesn't have:

I also don't believe balancing the budget is desirable at this moment in time.

[dirtyboxer55]

what a niggardly decision

[phuckphace]

US universities are rent-seeking assholes that fleece students (lol $800 for books, even state schools run book rackets) as well as being egregiously partisan and politicised. I'll admit to being rather indifferent to this.