A state board that oversees for-profit colleges would be disbanded, allowing colleges that have come under sharp criticism nationally and in Wisconsin to operate more freely in the state under a proposal in Gov. Scott Walker’s next two-year budget.
education | budget allowS for-profit institutions more leeway
Scott Walker's budget cuts for-profit college oversight board
Facing a massive backlash, Gov. Scott Walker retreated Wednesday from a proposal to wipe out the language at the foundation of the Wisconsin Idea.
Students commonly borrowed more than $20,000 for degrees that, in the end, they never earned or that proved nearly useless.
Wisconsin students at online for-profit colleges have unusually high dropout rates. Should the state have more power to regulate the schools?
The obvious targets of the jokes are for-profit online colleges, which in recent years have been the subject of Congressional investigation.
