Vos Attacks Burmaster's Board Of Regents Vote
Seizing on an opportunity, Rep. Robin Vos grilled DPI Supt. Burmaster, at the committee to testify on the preK-12 budget, on her vote as a member of the Board of Regents to raise UW tuition for in-state students while at the same time lowering it for out-of-state students.
Vos said he was "surprised" that as an elected official Burmaster made a decision that goes against the best interest of state residents.
Burmaster bristled. "That's a misrepresentation of that, and that's been clarified countless times. Countless times," she repeated.
Burmaster said in order to keep tuition low for in-state students, the state has to lure a certain number of out-of-state students, who pay higher tuition rates, to the UW system.
When Vos accused her of repeating UW System spin, Burmaster's ire was raised again. "You're saying it's spin - I'm saying it's accurate understanding of economics."
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