Seattle Times: Hands off higher education

The Seattle Times editorial board wrote Sunday that budget writers looking for cuts to help solve a $2 billion problem in the state budget shouldn’t look again to higher education.

You can check it out here.

The editorial refers to a “historic disinvestment” in state universities and community colleges since 2008. WSU has seen its state appropriation cut  by 52 percent in just a few short years, which has been only partially offset by higher tuition.

The editorial also supports regulatory reforms that would ease some burdens placed upon the system.