Those subsidies have gone way, way down since at least 2008, for quite a few states. That's part of the reason tuition has been skyrocketing, to make up for the

Those subsidies have gone way, way down since at least 2008, for quite a few states. That's part of the reason tuition has been skyrocketing, to make up for the reduced subsidies. At one school that I know someone who works on the staff, the state was perpetually six months behind where it was supposed to be for payments and they had to go through a 40% reduction in their subsidy. In Illinois, they even proposed a bill to privatize their public schools this year. I don't think it passed, but the fact that it was even proposed says something. Source: http://www.dailyeasternnews.com/2015/03/24/senator-proposes-bill-privatizing-public-universities/ http://www.dailyeasternnews.com/2015/03/24/senator-proposes-...