As many high school seniors prep for their first year of college, a new Wisconsin law will give the state’s highest-perf
A banner with a graphic of mascot Bucky Badger's face hung between the columns of Bascom Hall at the University of Wisconsin -Madison on Nov. 25, 2014.
"Admission should be based on merit and achievement, not race and identity. With nearly 90% of all UW graduates staying in Wisconsin five years after they graduate, we need to do a better job of reducing ‘brain drain’ and keep our best and brightest here in our state," August said in his May 3 newsletter.
Although the direct statement is broader, referring to all UW alumni, the context of the claim came from August’s newsletter which talked about wanting to keep in-state high school students in Wisconsin after college. When you look at out-of-state alumni living in Wisconsin, that percentage drops significantly. Sixteen percent of out-of-state students, excluding Minnesota students, lived in Wisconsin five years after graduation.
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