Doyle says federal aid needed to avoid tech college and UW cuts

Wisconsin's Governor, Jim Doyle, told the House Appropriations Committee yesterday that unless they pass a stimulus package that includes support for state and local governments he will be forced to cut technical college and state university funding:

"...state budgets ...allow kids to get a good education, and a chance at a good university or technical college education that their families can afford..." Doyle said." So that's what is threatened: our schools, our universities, our technical colleges...These are the areas that determine our budgets...And these cuts could undermine years of careful progress."

Doyle's entire testimony is linked.

Governor Doyle: Wisconsin's technical colleges are doors of opportunity

In late October, immediately after signing Wisconsin's budget, Governor Jim Doyle, addressed the state convention of the American Federation of Teachers.

The Governor spoke passionately about the importance of Wisconsin's technical colleges which he called the state's "doors of opportunity."

A portion of the speech can be viewed below.