The report “Be Bold: The Wisconsin Prosperity Strategy” is the culmination of many meetings of the Wisconsin Economic Summit, which included members from government, education, and business. Governor-elect Scott Walker met with group.
Among the report’s recommendations is that higher education in the state work more closely with business. Specifically:
- University R&D to provide about 100 of 500 high-growth start-ups by 2020,
- Academic R&D to rise to $1.5 billion per year,
- Increase baccalaureate percentage to 30 percent from current 25 percent by 2020, and
- Develop metric for degree of alignment of post-secondary graduates with state’s economic strategy.
You can read the full report online, using the link above.
