New President of UW System Wants Legislature to Do More for Public Colleges

Thursday, April 14th, 2022 -- 12:01 PM

(Terry Bell, WRN) The new president of the University of Wisconsin System wants the Legislature to do more for the state’s public colleges.

Michael Falbo points a new report that shows state taxpayer support for the system has fallen from 30-percent -- to 18-percent percent over the past 20 years.

Falbo says students have made up the difference, which leads to more student debt and fewer students enrolling at U-W System schools. Falbo did not offer specifics on how much more spending he wants.

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