Uw Wants $95 Million More In Next State Budget

(AP) — University of Wisconsin System officials want Gov. Scott Walker to give them an additional $95 million in tax dollars in the next state budget to fund a new plan to create jobs, boost graduation numbers and deal with a tuition freeze. Cross said in a telephone interview that system officials have had multiple discussions with Walker's office and Republican legislators in hopes of convincing them the extra money would help the economy but the administration hasn't expressed any commitment yet. According to the proposal, the system needs the additional money for a new, multi-pronged project dubbed the Talent Development Initiative. —Spending an additional $15.4 million to increase the number of students in the Course Options Program, which gives high school students a chance to earn college credit, by 50 percent; update a computer system that shows students how credits would transfer between UW schools and state technical colleges; and cover costs for the Flex Option program, which allows adult students to earn college credit by demonstrating real-life experience, as enrollment grows.

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