It could be an uphill climb to lobby for more higher education funding in the current economic climate, but a new report from the Wisconsin Technology Council argues that the state would reap economic benefits by reversing the downward trend in support of its university system.
Citing the link between academic research and job creation, the report concludes that unless the state begins to reverse the slide in higher education funding, it could become an â??also-ranâ? in the knowledge economy.