{"id":7074,"date":"2015-02-04T12:45:41","date_gmt":"2015-02-04T18:45:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/profs.wisc.edu\/?p=7074"},"modified":"2015-02-04T21:45:28","modified_gmt":"2015-02-05T03:45:28","slug":"elimination-of-the-wisconsin-idea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/profs.wisc.edu\/?p=7074","title":{"rendered":"Elimination of the Wisconsin Idea?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/docs.legis.wisconsin.gov\/2015\/related\/proposals\/ab21.pdf\">AB 21<\/a>, Governor Scott Walker&#8217;s 2015-17 biennial budget proposal, contains language that seems to eliminate the <a href=\"http:\/\/wisconsinidea.wisc.edu\/\">Wisconsin Idea<\/a> from state statutes (Section IIII below):<\/p>\n<div class=\"ead-preview\"><div class=\"ead-document\" style=\"position: relative;padding-top: 90%;\"><div class=\"ead-iframe-wrapper\"><iframe src=\"\/\/docs.google.com\/viewer?url=http%3A%2F%2Fprofs.wisc.edu%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2015%2F02%2FWisconsin-Idea-changes.pdf&amp;embedded=true&amp;hl=en\" title=\"Embedded Document\" class=\"ead-iframe\" style=\"width: 100%;height: 100%;border: none;position: absolute;left: 0;top: 0;visibility: hidden;\"><\/iframe><\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"ead-document-loading\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;position:absolute;left:0;top:0;z-index:10;\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ead-loading-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ead-loading-main\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ead-loading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/profs.wisc.edu\/wp-content\/plugins\/embed-any-document\/images\/loading.svg\" width=\"55\" height=\"55\" alt=\"Loader\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Loading...<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ead-loading-foot\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ead-loading-foot-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" 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tab\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><p class=\"embed_download\"><a href=\"http:\/\/profs.wisc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Wisconsin-Idea-changes.pdf\" download>Download <\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Full changes to Chapter 36 are here:<\/p>\n<div class=\"ead-preview\"><div class=\"ead-document\" style=\"position: relative;padding-top: 90%;\"><div class=\"ead-iframe-wrapper\"><iframe src=\"\/\/docs.google.com\/viewer?url=http%3A%2F%2Fprofs.wisc.edu%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2015%2F02%2FChanges-to-Chapter-36.pdf&amp;embedded=true&amp;hl=en\" title=\"Embedded Document\" class=\"ead-iframe\" style=\"width: 100%;height: 100%;border: none;position: absolute;left: 0;top: 0;visibility: hidden;\"><\/iframe><\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"ead-document-loading\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;position:absolute;left:0;top:0;z-index:10;\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ead-loading-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ead-loading-main\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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document\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>|<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/profs.wisc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Changes-to-Chapter-36.pdf\" class=\"ead-document-btn\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/profs.wisc.edu\/wp-content\/plugins\/embed-any-document\/images\/open.svg\" alt=\"Open\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\"\/> Open in new tab\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><p class=\"embed_download\"><a href=\"http:\/\/profs.wisc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Changes-to-Chapter-36.pdf\" download>Download <\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>PROFS is deeply concerned about these changes and their potentially devastating side effects and will strongly advocate for restoring UW&#8217;s statutory commitment to the Wisconsin Idea.<\/p>\n<p>ETA: A spokesperson for Governor Scott Walker <a href=\"http:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Politics\/wireStory\/walker-budget-remove-wisconsin-idea-uw-mission-28729696\">said<\/a> this afternoon the change in UW System&#8217;s statutory mission statement was a drafting error.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AB 21, Governor Scott Walker&#8217;s 2015-17 biennial budget proposal, contains language that seems to eliminate the Wisconsin Idea from state statutes (Section IIII below): Full changes to Chapter 36 are here: PROFS is deeply concerned about these changes and their&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-p\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/profs.wisc.edu\/?p=7074\">Read more 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