An Oakland Press editorial says while the GOP's proposed plan to fund higher education is a step toward "rationalizing" the funding, the "characteristics of the various universities should not be totally overrun in the process." Wayne State University and Northern Michigan University are noted as receiving less funding than any other institution, should the plan be adopted. "And a financing system that strongly rewards enrollment growth does not necessarily make sense for, let's say, Lake Superior State University in the Upper Peninsula," according to the writer. North Carolina approached declining higher education funding by allowing their universities to become private.