System President Cross to seek significant increase in financial aid

UW System president Ray Cross said this week he’ll ask the state Legislature for the biggest financial aid increase in System history in the next biennial budget. Wisconsin Public Radio on Tuesday (May 20) carried the story, based on Cross’ comments made during a WisPolitics luncheon in Madison. “We will have frozen tuition four years in a row and that’s impressive,” the story quotes Cross as saying. “But we need to accompany that with an increase in financial aid, because we have frozen that for quite awhile — so we have a number of students not gaining access.” Cross also said the System has to actively help struggling families prepare their kids for college, and said officials are considering creating a statewide tutoring program that would target students from minority communities. Building strong relationships with the Legislature will be key in accomplishing those goals, Cross added. Full story.

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