(10-05-2021 11:49 AM)NIUfilmmaker Wrote:  

(10-03-2021 10:19 PM)dc1 Wrote:  Not true, it’s not even close most Illinois high school grads go to Illinois schools. I’m assuming you’re just trying to be funny

Illinois is top 3 in US states that lose their own high school students to other states' colleges each year. Plenty of articles out there. Started to get really bad several years back when everyone realized the state "leadership" (thanks Madigan/IL Dems) mismanaged our $ and pension promises, and Illinois started missing major payments to NIU and the other Illinois schools. "Which Illinois school are you going to" was a real question for my friends when I was in high school, now surrounding states have amazing recruiting and financial incentive programs to pull our H.S. grads away after graduation, they all know Illinois kids are disloyal bulk low hanging fruit, need to change the local culture and opinion ASAP.

one example: https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-...ince-2000/

I've heard this too, speaking to members of our administration. All of the surrounding states: IA, IN, WI, MN were offering instate tuition to Illinois' students. It's a challenge, go to NIU or go to U if Iowa for the same price? The really rocked us bad. Pair that with no incoming state funds and lack of capital improvements, it got really hard for us and other state schools to compete against surrounding states. I remember just a few years ago, NIU was holding off on maintenance unless absolutely necessary, with how bad the budget is or was.