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Some Illinois lawmakers are looking to find solutions for higher education declining enrollment and financial concerns as more graduating high school students are enrolling out of state. Figures from the Illinois State Board of Education show 46 percent of 2016 Illinois high school graduates who enrolled in a four-year university went out of state.
A new GOP congressional tax bill could scale back deductions for graduate students, meaning tuition waivers would be taxed like regular income. Some graduate students at universities across Illinois are worried getting their doctorates could become impossible financially because of the possible tax deduction elimination.
This Saturday in Normal is the Rally to Ratify, a rally to ask Illinois legislators to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment . The event will have numerous speakers, from state representatives to McLean County officials to Illinois Wesleyan University and Illinois State University students.
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