{"id":2241665,"date":"2024-05-10T10:29:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-10T14:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/race-based-higher-ed-funding-formula-advocates-want-state-to-cover-student-costs\/"},"modified":"2024-05-10T10:34:01","modified_gmt":"2024-05-10T14:34:01","slug":"race-based-higher-ed-funding-formula-advocates-want-state-to-cover-student-costs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/race-based-higher-ed-funding-formula-advocates-want-state-to-cover-student-costs\/","title":{"rendered":"Supporters of a race-based funding model for higher education are urging the state to finance student expenses"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frace-based-higher-ed-funding-formula-advocates-want-state-to-cover-student-costs%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2241665&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A new higher education funding\u200b model in Illinois\u200d aims to shift student costs to taxpayers for a fairer\u2064 system. However, concerns over discrimination laws and attracting\u2062 students \u2062were raised. State officials discussed the importance of affordable tuition to retain students in-state. The\u2062 Commission\u200c on Equitable Public\u200b University Funding highlighted a $1.4 billion underfunding issue in \u2062Illinois universities.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>(The Center Square) \u2013 A new, more \u201cequitable\u201d higher education funding formula being discussed at the Illinois statehouse would transfer student costs such as tuition to taxpayers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEquitable funding formula for higher education\u201d was the subject matter of a hearing in Springfield of the Illinois House Appropriation-Higher Education Committee.<\/p>\n<p>The proposed new formula for the state\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-rules-in-favor-of-student-punished-for-religious-speech\/\" title=\"Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Student Punished for Religious Speech\">taxpayer-funded colleges<\/a> and universities ran into some resistance in the Illinois Senate with some arguing it could run afoul of discrimination laws. More concerns arose in the House.<\/p>\n<p>State Rep. Paul Jacobs, R-Pomona, said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wisconsin-supreme-court-strikes-down-local-health-officials-closing-schools\/\" title=\"Wisconsin Supreme Court Strikes Down Local Health Officials Closing Schools\">college-aged students<\/a> are leaving the state because the universities aren\u2019t attractive. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think there\u2019s anything in this [new formula] in the first three years that\u2019s going to account for the cliff. I don\u2019t think there\u2019s really anything that\u2019s making our schools much more attractive. I don\u2019t know if money is the reason,\u201d said Jacobs. \u201cMoney isn\u2019t always the answer.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Jacobs said he is concerned that the Illinois student population is perceiving they can\u2019t get an education in Illinois. Out of Jacobs\u2019 five college-aged grandchildren, only one decided to stay in the state to receive an education. <\/p>\n<p>Over half of Illinois students planning to go to a four-year college choose to attend an out-of-state school, and the majority go to schools in neighboring states.<\/p>\n<p>The Illinois Workforce and Education Research Collaborative surveyed 1,200 high school seniors who planned on going to a four-year college. Overall, there were four main factors students considered: cost, location, academic reputation and social environment. Next to cost, students said academic reputation and social environment played a role in their decision to leave the state. <\/p>\n<p>During a committee hearing, State Rep. Dan Swanson, R-Alpha, Center for Tax and Budget Accountability Executive Director\u00a0Ralph Martire, and state Reps.\u00a0Paul Jacobs, R-Pomona, and Carol Ammons, D-Urbana, discuss funding higher ed\u00a0BlueRoomStream<\/p>\n<p>State Rep. Carol Ammons, D-Urbana, said the reason students are leaving Illinois for out-of-state schools is because tuition is too high. Ammons serves as the co-chair of the Commission on Equitable Public University Funding. <\/p>\n<p>The commission, created by law in 2021, released a report that finds an additional $100 million to $135 million annually to public universities would allow the state to bridge a reported funding gap in 10 to 15 years. The commission said in total, universities are underfunded by $1.4 billion.<\/p>\n<p>The commission is made up of legislators and higher education officials. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is very difficult for families to be able to afford to pay,\u201d Ammons said. \u201cThis out-of-pocket cost is huge, but the reality is it\u2019s expensive. I think the universities are doing an amazing job addressing the issues of students leaving the state for different reasons. We can do more as we look at how we have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-hiding-damning-report-on-student-debt-crisis-lawmakers-say\/\" title=\"Biden Admin Hiding Damning Report on Student Debt Crisis, Lawmakers Say\">funded higher education<\/a> in the past. We saw a presentation on how well the K-12 [evidence based funding] is working. We don\u2019t tell those schools what to do with the money but we track the outcomes and the outcomes in EBF have shown us that it works.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Former Gov. Bruce Rauner signed into law the Evidence-Based Funding for Student Success Act on Aug. 31, 2017. It applies to K-12 schools. In 2023, there were 67 Illinois K-12 schools where not a single student tested was proficient in math and 32 schools where no student tested was proficient in reading, according to Wirepoints. <\/p>\n<p>Concerns around Title IX also came up in the House. <\/p>\n<p>State Rep. Dan Swanson, R-Alpha, asked university officials in attendance at the hearing how many dollars they receive in federal taxpayer funds, because they could be taken if the formula is deemed in violation of the Civil Rights Act. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow many dollars do you receive in federal funds?\u201d Swanson asked of the university officials in attendance at the hearing. \u201cIf this goes to courts and we have a Title IX violation, we are subjected to lose those federal dollars. What potential losses are there?\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Page 25 of the commission\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibhe.org\/assets\/files\/Funding\/Illinois_Commission_on_Equitable_Public_University_Funding_Report.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>report<\/strong><\/a> shows the numbers for one of the equity adjustments in the new funding formula. This formula values a Black student at $6,000, a Latino student at $4,000 and a rural student at $2,000. Opponents say this incentivizes universities to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/conservative-group-challenges-racial-proxies-in-k-12-admissions\/\" title=\"Conservative Group Challenges Racial Proxies In K-12 Admissions\">admit students based<\/a> on race. The U.S. Department of Education\u2019s Office of Civil Rights website says \u201cstate school districts and schools must not intentionally treat students differently based upon race, color and national origin in providing educational resources.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Swanson raised concerns about a new funding formula that seeks to shift the cost of attending a public university away from students and onto state taxpayers. <\/p>\n<p>The formula doesn\u2019t take into account the net tuition universities receive. <\/p>\n<p>Center for Tax and Budget Accountability Executive Director Ralph Martire explained the new funding formula seeks to shift the costs away from students, with state taxpayers taking on the responsibility for paying tuition costs. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe net tuition really isn\u2019t what we\u2019re getting at when we\u2019re looking at that equitable share calculation,\u201d said Martire. \u201cWhat we\u2019re looking at is creating a vehicle within the formula that over time will assign more of the responsibility for funding the cost of attending a public university away from tuition and fees and to the state.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Swanson said he\u2019s wrestling with the idea that the new formula seeks to shift the cost on a student\u2019s tuition and putting the cost on the Illinois taxpayer. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are referring to the Illinois taxpayers when you say, \u2018state,\u2019\u201d said Swanson.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Discussions in the Illinois statehouse focus on a proposed &#8220;equitable&#8221; higher education funding model. This formula aims to shift student expenses like tuition to taxpayers. 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