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Black college students in Illinois get the short end of the financial stick

https://hechingerreport.org/black-college-students-in-illinois-get-the-short-end-of-the-financial-stick/ OCT 25, 2019​​DELECE SMITH-BARROW – The Hechinger Report​ Illinois is spending more on higher ed overall but less on financial aid, as pension plans gobble funding by DELECE...

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Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning Economic Development Committees met March 25

https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/512777979-chicago-metropolitan-agency-for-planning-economic-development-committees-met-march-25# JUL 22, 2019​Kristine Gonzales-Abella​ – Chicago City Wire​None of the Chicago-area four-year public universities, as of 2016, has been able to graduate more than half of their...

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