State spending on higher education continues its slow climb out of the depths of the recession. For a third consecutive year, overall state appropriations for higher education increased by a modest amount — 4 percent — according to preliminary figures from an annual survey.
The total increase may change, depending on the outcome of negotiations in Illinois and Pennsylvania, where lawmakers have yet to agree to a budget for the fiscal year that began in July.
Aside from those states, the picture for higher-education spending improved from the previous year, according to the annual Grapevine survey, conducted by researchers at Illinois State University and the State Higher Education Executive Officers.
Read more on The Chronicle of Higher Education: https://chronicle.com/article/State-Spending-on-Higher/235039
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