Proposed cuts to financial aid programs could harm the ability of some families to send their children to college, a state lawmaker says.
Republicans in Congress are trying to cut $50 billion in overall spending, and have targeted $14.5 billion in student financial aid cuts over the next five years. The House is expected vote on Wednesday.
….State Rep. Spencer Black, D-Madison, said Monday that the cuts would come on top of major tuition increases in the states. By next year, tuition at University of Wisconsin campuses will have increased more than 50 percent over four years.