Illinois' population is aging 'faster' than the rest of the country, editorial warns
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Illinois faces demographic crisis as young population dwindles, with median age rising to 39.4 while Gov. Pritzker works to retain college students who often leave the state permanently.
Joshua Q. Nelson is a reporter for Fox News Digital.
he Tribune’s editorial board described the conditions of an aging population in Illinois, adding that the Prairie State is "aging faster than the rest of the country." Joshua focuses on politics, education policy ranging from the local to the federal level, and the parental uprising in education.
The board urged Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker, D., to take action on the issue, citing that the state "desperately" needs to "retain and attract young people." Pritzker signed legislation making college more accessible and affordable. The move came after Pritzker cited the Illinois Board of Higher Education's research showing that nearly half of the state’s high school graduates were fleeing to colleges outside the state and not returning. Joining Fox News Digital in 2019, he previously graduated from Syracuse University with a degree in Political Science and is an alum of the National Journalism Center and the Heritage Foundation's Young Leaders Program.
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