Tuesday, March 31, 2009

The House budget is much worse...

for higher education in Washington state. Key bit:

The House plan would strip $683 million from colleges, even while raising tuition at four-year schools 10 percent a year.

“We are asking them to take the biggest cut” despite the schools being engines of innovation and worker retraining, said Rep. Kathy Haigh, D-Shelton. “They will have to do the hardest work to figure out how to get through these tough times. But I know they can do it.”

The Senate plan, which would cut $513 million, is estimated to mean 2,500 fewer higher education jobs. House officials wouldn’t put a number on their proposal, saying they would leave it to the individual colleges to meet budget targets.

Ouch.

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4 comments:

  1. Its ironic that they argue for how important higher education is while in the same breath do their best to screw us over

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  2. Yes, Ms. Haigh sounds, well, like an idiot. I didn't want to say that in the main post.

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  3. More... if one feels compelled to let Rep. Haigh how you feel, here is her contact info:

    District office:
    SE 100 Walker Park Road
    Shelton, WA 98584
    (360) 427-2028
    In district on Thursdays only

    Olympia office:
    PO Box 40600
    431 John L. O'Brien Bldg.
    Olympia, WA 98504-0600
    (360) 786-7966

    Toll-free Hotline: 1-800-562-6000
    TTY (hearing impaired): 1-800-635-9993
    haigh.kathy@leg.wa.gov

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