State officials are urging Wisconsin's legislature to approve the Wisconsin Covenant, a program that would allow students who meet certain academic and nonacademic criteria to enroll in a Wisconsin college or university; more than 1,000 eighth graders have already signed up for the program.
Related: "Cost
of Doyle's higher ed plan," Associated Press, May 12.
Also: "Promising
an educated future," Beloit Daily News, May 12.
Also: "Students
sign pledge for college promises," Superior
Daily Telegram, May 10.
And: First
wave of students backs education pledge," Green Bay Press-Gazette,
May 11.
Editorial: "Count
cost of Wisconsin Covenant," Editorial, Eau Claire Leader-Telegram,
May 9.
U.S. Rep. Ron Kind said proper planning could turn the Upper Midwest into the "Silicon Valley of biofuels," and provide a tremendous boost to Wisconsin's economy; UW-Madison is already a world-renowned leader in biotechnology research.