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UW-Milwaukee Chancellor Carlos Santiago warns that the Assembly version of the budget would 'severely' limit the campus's ability to expand and fuel regional economic development through increased science and engineering opportunities.
Related: "Bad budget from GOP," Capital Times, July 12.
Delays in approving the state budget, combined with widely varying funding proposals for state financial aid programs, are leaving thousands of UW students uncertain if they have state financial aid to afford college in the fall.
In its version of the budget, the state Assembly chose to end virtually all taxpayer support for Wisconsin Public Radio and Wisconsin Public Television; this zero-fund would also impact the state's Amber Alert system -- a child abduction warning system that has its signals sent statewide by transmitters operated by the two institutions.
A Wisconsin lawmaker put a provision in the Assembly version of the budget to eliminate all public funding for the UW Law School, which is the only public law school in the state.
Related: "Lawmaker wants to cut law school funds, claims too many lawyers," Channel 3000, July 12.
The Assembly version of the budget would cut $14 million of the technical colleges' budget over the next two years and also limit the amount of funds that could be raised through property taxes.
Dr. Pat Remington, director of UW-Madison's Population Health Institute, says that improving people's education leads to the ability to afford healthier lifestyles through better paying jobs and health insurance. In a recently released report, Wisconsin earned a 'B-' in overall health but a 'D' for health disparities between different groups of people based on race, geography, gender and education; Remington said people with higher education, regardless of other factors, were healthier.
Related: "Education may be the key in making Wisconsin a healthier state," Wisconsin Radio Network, July 12.
A UW-Stout summer program known as STEPS ('Science, Technology, and Engineering Preview') is in its eleventh year introducing middle school girls to careers in science and engineering; the popular program recently expanded its offerings to include an advanced session for tenth-grade girls.
Although the timing is not ideal given other county budget commitments, an opportunity to purchase land adjacent to the UW-Fox Valley campus should be carefully considered by the two counties who support the campus.