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Romaine Quinn: “Since 2014, they were down 16,000, roughly 500 kids in that…”

Featuring: Romaine Quinn, Republican | Wisconsin State Senate, District 25

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Senator Romaine Quinn Joins DrydenWire Live for Monthly Legislative Update - June, 2025

Published | Video Starts at 44:20

But now we have data that show since 2014, because they started changing the classifications of employees so we can't do apples to apples, but only that window. From 14 to 24, Since 2014, they were down 16,000, roughly 500 kids in that time period. And we've added over 5,700 employees. It's insane. It is insane. We've added over $700 million in new payroll into a system that has declining enrollment. And right now they've been holding flat for this year. (44:20–44:32)

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Asserts that since 2014, the University of Wisconsin system lost approximately 16,500 students but added over 5,700 employees.

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