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Wisconsin Universities Seek $730M Boost | Milwaukee News
Wisconsin’s public universities are asking for a $730 million state funding boost to freeze tuition for two years and cap increases at inflation for the next two, while launching new aid programs, expanding dual enrollment, and investing in disease research and ethical AI. With an interim president and leadership shifts at UW-Madison, the fate of these ambitious plans hinges on November’s elections and a Republican-controlled legislature that has historically slashed such requests. The proposed “Wisconsin Work and Learn” program would offer tuition coverage in exchange for work, targeting…
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