Enrollment Woes Hit SIU and Higher Education Nationwide
The piece surveys nationwide higher education funding crises, noting SUNY tuition hikes, possible Pac-10 exits, and shrinking aid programs. It highlights SIUC and SIU-E enrollment declines, IBHE budget pressures, and the need for new strategies beyond traditional models to sustain programs and attract students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chronicle of Higher Education
State University of New York
SUNY
Washington State University
American Association For Higher Education
American Association of University Professors
Congress
Reagan
AAUP
American Association of State Colleges and Universities
Lyndon State College
Vermont
Manhattan Community College
New York
Greenville College
Illinois
Southern Illinois University
SIUC
U.S
Paul Simon
U.S. House of Representatives
SIU
Siu-C
Siu-E
Richard Wagner
Illinois Board of Higher Education
Southern Illinoisan
Jean Ness
Wagner
Edwardsville
IBHE
Albert Somit
Linois
Land of Lincoln
James Thompson
Peter Drucker
Wall Street Journal
America
STUC
SIU C
Detroit
The single issue groups on K Street press budget cuts
Washington lobbyists and corporate offices along K Street push to protect federal funding amid Reagan budget cuts. Groups like the National Small Business Association and the American Legion mobilize staff, money, and members to influence Stockman and Capitol Hill.
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Lynn Rosellini
New York Times
Washington
K Street
Herbert Liebenson
Liebenson
National Small Business Association
Reagan
Office of Management and Budget
David A. Stockman
National Federation of the Blind
James Gashel
The
American Legion
Robert Spanogle
National Corporation
the Hill
White House
John Mitchell
J. William Fulbright
Stockman
National Association of School Psychologists
Small Business Association
National Association of Black Broadcast Owners
Coca-Cola Corp
Hide, Skin and Leather Association
Wilbur D. Mills
House
Carnation Co
National Police Conference
Federal Trade Commission
Bureau of Competition
Bureau
Congress
Capitol Hill
San Jose
Calif
Spanogle
Veterans’ Hospitals
Jean Ramage
American Association of School Psychologists
Dr. Ramage
Evolution in California schools stirs education policy debate
The Sacramento trial ended with a ruling that current policies do not violate religious rights but requires schools to note other theories beside Darwin. The case highlights how creationism political pressure shapes curricula, with teachers fearing religion replacing science in public classrooms and publishers facing potential impact.
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Fred M. Hechinger
New York Times
California
Sacramento
Irving Perluss
Tennessee
Kelly Segraves
Ronald Reagan
White House
Niles Eldredge
American Museum of Natural History
Harvard University
Nicholas Murray Butler
Columbia University
Scopes
George W. Hunter
DeWitt Clinton High School
New York City
John T. Scopes
Stanley L. Weinberg
Iowa
Wayne A. Moyer
National Association of Biology Teachers
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Richard Helms
Central Intelligence
Jerry Breiter
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