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Quinn Discusses U of I Funding
(IRN) -- Gov. Pat Quinn says the University of Illinois knows about a state plan that would pay the school what it’s owed.

After the University of Illinois cut the aviation program, with trustees suggesting that the program may have had a longer life if the state paid its bills, Gov. Pat Quinn says the board used their conscience when making the cut. He says public universities should back a plan to restructure debt in order to pay off bills.

At that same board meeting, some trustees also said they feared the aviation program was just the first program on the chopping block. With the state’s fiscal outlook dismal, trustees believe there may be more sacrifices to come.

Quinn says schools are well funded this year. "I think our budget this year for higher education was a very fair one," Quinn said. "The General Assembly appropriated money, actually a generous amount of money, for our higher education institutions and I did not change that."

Still Quinn acknowledged that finding proper funding for schools is a never-ending battle, and while the state may say schools are fully funded, many have yet to see the checks.

(Illinois Radio Network)
07 27 11 by Newsroom
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