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Prairie State College, colleges spike in enrollment

Illinois’ community colleges see nearly 9% spike in spring enrollment

by Peter Hancock, Capitol News Illinois March 18, 2025 SPRINGFIELD — Enrollment at Illinois community colleges grew to more than 285,000 in the spring semester this year, an 8.9% increase over a year ago and the most significant spring-to-spring enrollment increase since the Illinois Community College Board began collecting systemwide[Read More…]

U.S. Department of Education

What would it mean if President-elect Trump dismantled the US Department of Education?

Kevin Welner, University of Colorado Boulder In her role as former chief executive of World Wrestling Entertainment, Linda McMahon oversaw an enterprise that popularized the “takedown” for millions of wrestling fans. But as President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of education, the Trump loyalist may be tasked with taking down[Read More…]

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