Memo: Wisconsin Students Can't Get Higher Ed Grants Because Of Depleted Funds. (Wisconsin Public Radio, 8/7/2014)
Tax cuts trump funding for education. The Wisconsin grants program has been around since the late 1960s. It provides need-based grants to state residents who are looking to pursue undergraduate studies at University of Wisconsin institutions, Wisconsin technical colleges, private and non-profit schools in the state and tribal colleges.
According to a memo released last week by the state's nonpartisan Legislative Fiscal Bureau, about 3,581 UW students and 37,844 technical college applicants were denied financial assistance during the past year. That's because the $58-million program ran out of money.
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