Effects of Walker's budget plan on UW System, students focus of panel discussion - Carolyn Tiry, Daily Herald

Walker’s proposed 2013-2015 budget, which was released Wednesday, does not renew the 5.5 percent cap on tuition increases for UW universities and colleges, which means that universities could increase tuition by as much as they want, Reese said. “I think this presents some major access issues to students who are on the brink of being able to afford college,” he said. But much of the discussion focused on what Montgomery called “strategic investments” — the implementation of flex degrees, which give credit based on work experience, and restricting scholarships to students who completed the Covenant Program, in which middle school children pledge to take certain courses and get certain grades on the way to attending college. http://www.wausaudailyherald.com/article/20130223/WDH01/302230266/Effects-Walker-s-budget-plan-UW-System-students-focus-panel-discussion?nclick_check=1