🌱 How a new scholarship boost could help Lynwood students despite PSC’s deficit
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- How a new scholarship boost could help Lynwood students despite PSC’s deficit
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📰 News we're reading
• PSC reports near $8 million deficit as enrollment plummets (harveyworld.org) — Students from Lynwood in the 60411 ZIP code could benefit from a new $100,000 Prairie State College Foundation donation earmarked for their area, even as the college faces steep enrollment drops and a projected $7.8 million budget deficit. Trustees are cutting spending, weighing a tentative 2027 budget, and highlighting extra scholarship support to help local students weather the college’s financial strain. 
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