According to a Free Press editorial, Michigan's House Republicans' proposed Workforce Investment Plan (WIN) for funding higher education is a good concept, but the legislators "need to share more of the fine print if they intend to sell it as Michigan's long-awaited equalizer." WIN intends to equalize things by assigning a currently unknown per-pupil dollar amount to each university based on the number of students enrolled, translating part-time students into full-time equivalents. Critics say Wayne State University and Northern Michigan University get more money than their enrollments warrant. "That ignores their unique academic missions and locations, which make some discrepancy understandable," according to the editorial. Wayne State is noted along with the University of Michigan and Michigan State University as contributing much to distinguish the state, attract top-notch faculty and open opportunities to students - a fact that "should not be undermined." The editorial concludes that no action should take place until Republicans make sure that every student and each university's mission is counted more equitable.