“Transportation barriers hurt Wisconsin community college students. One group is mapping out the problem mile by mile.”

The trek is far greater at most other technical college campuses across the state. Sixty-one percent of campuses are not within walking distance of a public transit stop, which poses problems for students without a car or with car problems, according to new research by an education foundation.

“Our students are one flat tire away from dropping out of school,” said Abigail Seldin, CEO of the Seldin/Haring-Smith Foundation.

The organization is producing state-by-state maps calculating how close public transit stops are to community and technical colleges. It exclusively shared the Wisconsin map with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. 

View the full article in Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.