Broadband 101: Understanding the Lingo

The Basics Broadband: Fast, Reliable connection to the Internet Bandwidth: Amount of Data that can be transmitted at one time Latency: the delay before a transfer of data begins following an instruction for its transfer. Jitter: the variation in time delay between when a signal is transmitted and when it is received over a network […]

April 22, 2020 Lunch N Learn: Potential Impact of Covid-19 on Non-profits

Summary April 2020 — Sarah Schlosser, Annie Jones, Larry Jones are joined by panelists to discuss the impacts Covid-19 is having on Wisconsin’s non-profit sector. Panelists include Linda Ketcham, Executive Director of the Madison-area Urban Ministry, Tom Linfield, Vice-President, Community Impact for the Madison Community Foundation, and Bryce Lord, Associate Director at UW-Milwaukee’s Helen Bader […]

Downtown Business Mix Analysis: Midwest Cities with Population between 25,000 and 75,000

What types of businesses and services are located downtown today? What characteristics describe downtown differences in suburban and independent cities? What downtowns have a dense mix of businesses, employment, and residents? Introduction April 2020 — This study uses Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and business and demographic data to examine 259 cities (2010 population of 25,000-75,000) […]

April 15, 2020 Lunch N Learn: A Study Group Approach to Housing

Summary April 2020 — Kristin Runge and Sharon Lezberg discuss how communities can use a study group approach to address housing needs, looking at Waunakee in Dane County as a case study. Webinar Recording Additional Materials Lunch-n-Learn-Housing-Study-Groups Explore Our Lunch-n-Learn Series

April 8, 2020 Lunch N Learn: Broadband in Rural Economic Development

Summary Tessa Conroy discusses the role of broadband and Internet access in Economic Development across Wisconsin as part of UW-Extension’s Lunch n’ Learn series. Webinar Recording Additional Materials Broadband in Rural Economic Development PowerPoint Explore Our Lunch-n-Learn Series

WIndicators Volume 3, Number 1: Student Loan Debt: A Challenge for Wisconsin?

The growth in student debt in the United States has become a cause for concern. At the beginning of 2006, student debt, or loans taken out to pursue higher educational opportunities, was approximately $481 billion. By the beginning of 2019, that amount has grown to nearly $1.6 trillion (Figure 1a). While student loan debt remains smaller than consumer credit debt ($4.1 trillion) or mortgage debt ($15.5 trillion), the rate of growth of student debt is alarming.

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