In addition to the FAFSA, applicants seeking financial aid will now complete the CSS Profile, including questions about home value and 401(k) balances.
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Miranda Dunlap covers pathways to success in northeastern Wisconsin.
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Wisconsin colleges vow to keep supporting Hispanic students despite federal funding cuts
The U.S. Department of Education announced last week that it’s ending grant programs that help fund minority-serving colleges, including more than 600 Hispanic-serving institutions. Wisconsin colleges say they’ll keep up the work with or without the additional money.
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Job hunting in northeast Wisconsin? Check out these charts
Learn which jobs are growing the fastest, find out which ones are shrinking, and search for data on specific jobs.
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The future of work in Wisconsin, in six charts
What are the fastest-growing jobs in Wisconsin? Which jobs are shrinking? We break down the data on nurse practitioners, data scientists, wind turbine techs and more.
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This college’s strategy for preventing dropouts? Classes half as long
Retention and graduation rates are up since Northeast Wisconsin Technical College condensed most courses from 16 weeks to eight.
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New grants aim to fill workforce gaps, boost low-income workers
Workforce Pell grants will pay for short-term workforce training for low-income students. Here’s what that means for Wisconsin.
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Trump funding freeze threatens programs that prepare thousands for jobs in Wisconsin
Wisconsin needs the $7 million currently on hold for adult education to build its workforce, officials say. Now the state is suing to get what it was promised.
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How this rural Wisconsin community college raised grads’ wages — and saved its accreditation
‘If our graduates don’t make family-sustaining wages, we’re not going to offer the program anymore,’ a Southwest Wisconsin Technical College official says. ‘Our degrees have to have value.’
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Wisconsin’s workforce is aging. How can communities and employers prepare for the future?
University of Wisconsin researcher Matt Kures discusses challenges and opportunities of an aging workforce — and how employers and workers can prepare.