Higher education spending is up by 12-percent in Illinois but Illinois State University's Jim Palmer says but that number can be deceiving.
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The number is based on a recent report conducted by the university. It concludes higher education spending across the nation has dropped by about six-billion dollars over the past year. Palmer says if lost stimulus dollars aren't taken into account, the overall decrease in funding is only four billion dollars.