Gov. Jim Doyle asked the University of Wisconsin-Madison Board of Regents Friday to support his “Wisconsin Covenant” plan.
First proposed at his State of the State address, the plan calls for eighth-graders to make a pact with the state. The students would have to sign a pledge to stay out of trouble, take college prep classes and earn a B average — and in return the state provides a financial aid package for a college in the UW system.
“This is our opportunity as a state to declare that among our very, very highest priorities is to increase the number of college graduates. And one of the ways to do it is to make sure that kids who have met their promise to us, no matter what their economic background, have college ahead of them,” said Doyle.
Doyle’s press release.