Year: 2024

UW report explores how to address funding disparities in higher education

This story originally aired on Wisconsin Public Radio’s Central Time. Earlier this month, UW–Madison’s Student Success Through Applied Research (SSTAR) Lab released a new report revealing how, in higher education, students and schools with the least financial need often receive the most government funding. We talk to the lead author of the report about the …

New report outlines how ‘equity-based’ funding could close higher education achievement gaps

This story originally appeared on the UW–Madison School of Education website. Federal and state budgets that use “equity-based” funding principles for higher education could be the key to addressing achievement gaps for low-income and minority students, according to a new report from UW–Madison researchers.  The report released today by the Student Success Through Applied Research (SSTAR) Lab …