The Everett Herald published an editorial in Sunday’s edition calling for the Legislature to increase overall funding for higher education as it negotiates a two-year budget during the current special session. You can find it here.
Today begins the second week of that 30-day session and activity has been light.
In its editorial, the Herald bemoans funding reductions sustained by the higher education sector over the past five years, dramatically rising tuition and the lack of participation among Washington students in public four-year higher education.
“No more benign neglect of Washington’s future,” the Herald concludes. “Higher ed is the cornerstone.”