Walker said earlier this year he was looking into new higher education funding that would be tied to UW’s performance according to certain metrics.

A spokesman for Walker did not respond to an email Monday asking if that idea was no longer being considered.

State agency proposals for the 2017-19 budget are due to the governor’s office by Sept. 15. Walker will release his proposed state budget early next year.

Walker said extending the popular freeze, which has kept in-state undergraduate tuition level since 2013, will, along with greater K-12 funding, “help our young people develop the skills they will need for career and life.”

“To build on our commitment to student success, we must extend our tuition freeze,” Walker wrote. “This will make our universities affordable and accessible.”

A UW System spokeswoman said officials are similarly committed to college affordability and will submit a budget request that includes new initiatives with that goal in mind. The UW Board of Regents will take up the System’s budget request during its meeting Aug. 18 and 19 in Madison.