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Home » Press Releases » Gov. Evers: Signs bill aimed at bolstering state’s workforce by Creating a direct admission program for UW System
MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today signed Senate Bill 367, now 2023 Wisconsin Act 95, requiring the Board of Regents at the University of Wisconsin (UW) System to establish a guaranteed admission program for certain Wisconsin high school students. According to the UW System, nearly 90 percent of in-state UW System graduates stay in Wisconsin five years after graduation. “Our state faces immense workf...