Rethinking higher education in Wisconsin — its many “flavors,” its competitive pressures, its costs, its economic value and its role in meeting the state’s needs for skilled workers — is best done comprehensively.

That’s why the Wisconsin Technology Council issued a set of recommendations to help policymakers go about the critical process of assessing the role of higher education — the UW System, the tech colleges and the valuable role of private colleges — in our modern Innovation and Knowledge Economy.

Tom Still: Higher education key for state’s economy