Over the past generation, a curious thing happened to Wisconsin?s public universities: They became a lot less public. Yes, the University of Wisconsin System still educates the vast majority of college students in the state; 179,000 were enrolled last year. But little by little, the share of the UW System budget that comes from tax dollars has declined. It?s the best argument we?ve seen for the creation of a new agreement between the state and its university system.
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