“The governor’s proposal … continues this popular tuition freeze, but finally funds the freeze,” said Rep.
But GOP lawmakers went their own way Thursday, eliminating the tuition freeze altogether in addition to the governor’s funding.
Kooyenga, who was among the group of GOP lawmakers who first criticized the UW’s reserves eight years ago, said the decision by Republicans to eliminate the freeze reflected a change in approach from the University of Wisconsin System.
“The University of Wisconsin has dramatically increased their transparency,” Kooyenga said.
Kooyenga said there might be a bill introduced in the Legislature to put “guardrails” on any tuition increase, but there were no limits in the higher education budget plan passed by Republicans Thursday.
Democrats And Education Establishment Outraged That More State Aid Wasn’t Heaped On Top Of The Federal Aid
Republicans Did Add $109 Million Of State Aid To K12 Special Education – Evers Wanted To Increase Taxes By Billions, Already Nixed By Republicans, To Pay For A $700 Million Increase
Republicans Redistribute $150 Million Of ARPA Funds To Pay Schools That Stayed In-Person Instruction At least 50% Of The 2020-2021 School Year And Towards Literacy Efforts
On Thursday, the Joint Finance Committee voted on budget items related to the Department of Public Instruction (DPI), the University of Wisconsin System (UW), and the Wisconsin Technical College System (WTCS).
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