Scott Walker proposes 5 percent tuition cut, new performance funding for UW System
Gov. Scott Walker’s state budget proposal would cut University of Wisconsin System tuition by 5 percent in the 2018-19 school year and provide $100 million in new funding for the System, the governor’s office announced Tuesday.
But it’s unclear how much legislative support there is for the tuition cut because Republican leaders have already expressed skepticism.
Walker’s higher education budget proposal for the two years beginning July 1 also includes a “faculty accountability” policy to monitor how much time UW professors spend in the classroom and gives students the ability to opt out of paying certain fees that support campus organizations and services, among other initiatives.
Walker announced the proposals at UW System campuses in La Crosse, Eau Claire and Green Bay on Tuesday. He will unveil his full 2017-19 budget Wednesday.
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