Over the weekend the Tri-City Herald and the Bellingham Herald both editorialized in favor of higher tuition to reduce the effect of proposed budget cuts. Links to both editorials are below.
Tri-City Herald, April 12
Our reluctant endorsement for college tuition increase
The Herald endorses Gov. Gregoire’s proposal for tuition increases, noting that higher college costs will be offset by greater federal financial aid to many students and families. Even with the increase, tuition will be a “relative bargain,” the paper says.
The Bellingham Herald, April 11
Higher tuition at WWU; bitter but necessary
The Herald editorial board writes that a 14 percent tuition increase in each year of the coming biennium is necessary, even if it will increase the financial burden on some parents.