MADISON (AP) - State officials who regulate for-profit colleges urged Republican legislators Wednesday to drop plans to eliminate their board, warning that without it the industry will become a free-for-all in Wisconsin. Donald Madelung, chairman of the Educational Approval Board, told the state Senate's workforce development committee that if the board vanishes out-of-state for-profit colleges will swoop in and operate with next to no oversight. "They will see the state of Wisconsin has let its guard down," Madelung said.
College board urges state lawmakers to save agency