Here is a roundup from the past few months of newspaper editorials addressing higher education funding and related issues.
February 2012
- Seattle Times
Higher ed funding cuts endanger state economy
Feb. 1, 2012 - Tri-City Herald
Don’t turn GET program into a bait and switch
Feb. 3, 2012 - Union Bulletin
Legislature must increase state funding for higher education
Feb. 4, 2012 - The News Tribune
Lawmakers: Stop the bleeding of college opportunity
Feb. 5, 2012 - The Spokesman Review
State would prosper best with K-16 school plan
Feb. 5, 2012 - Seattle Times
Legislators must cut and reform first, then discuss a tax hike
Feb. 7, 2012 - Seattle Times
Education innovation: Washington’s ladder to long-term success
Feb. 9, 2012 - The News Tribune
Despite challenges, Washington’s universities are making progress
Feb. 12, 2012 - Seattle Times
Convert unneeded R&D tax break into investment in STEM university majors
Feb. 12, 2012
January 2012
- Seattle Times
Solving Washington state’s education and economy paradox
Jan. 4, 2012 - Seattle Times
Washington lawmakers, try these ideas for reforms
Jan. 6, 2012 - The News Tribune
Washington’s leaders flunk the higher education test
Jan. 12, 2012 - Seattle Times
UPenn report confirms state officials failed leadership on higher education
Jan. 13, 2012 - Wenatchee World
Higher education can’t keep up
Jan.13, 2012 - Yakima Herald
Will state’s leaders work to champion universities?
Jan. 21, 2012 - Seattle Times
President Obama should put rising tuition blame on state legislatures
Jan. 25, 2012 - Daily Record
Critical year for education in Olympia
Jan. 26, 2012 - Seattle Times
Give every Washington student an opportunity for success
Jan. 27, 2012 - Seattle Times
Losing kids on the path to prosperity
Jan. 29, 2012
December 2011
- Seattle Times
Lawmakers must protect education, ask for voter approval to save other programs
Dec. 2, 2011 - Tri-City Herald
Wulff’s costly departure raises issues of priorities
Dec. 4, 2011 - Seattle Times
Garfield High seniors to state: Don’t pawn off our future
Dec. 5, 2011 - Seattle Times
Education shouldn’t be dangled as tax bait
Dec. 16, 2011
November 2011
- The Olympian
College students can’t take too many more financial hits
Nov. 15, 2011 - Seattle Times
More budget raids on higher education imperil the state’s future
Nov. 18, 2011 - Seattle Times
Legislature must reform and invest in Washington’s education system
Nov. 18, 2011 - Everett Herald
A fight we can’t afford to lose
Nov. 20, 2011 - Seattle Times
Washington lawmakers must embrace true reform, compromise and, possibly, a modest sales tax increase to solve budget crisis
Nov. 25, 2011 - The News Tribune
New tax – or wrecking ball for schools and colleges?
Nov. 26, 2011 - The Spokesman Review
Editorial: Thoughtful cuts will ease the pain of budgeting
Nov. 27, 2011