Higher ed takes 'insane' beating in upcoming state budget
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Statistics show that college graduates experience lower unemployment and score higher-earning jobs than people without four-year degrees, and a college-educated labor force has historically been the driving force behind economic growth. Yet state lawmakers target higher education during rough budget years for a simple reason: "Because we can," said Rep. Larry Haler, R-Richland, ranking Republican on the House Higher Education committee.
Say what you will about the Left and our institutions of higher education, the quote above stands: by cutting funds for colleges and universities here, and forcing those institutions to admit only those from out of state, Washington State is screwing itself in the long run. The accountants are in the saddle and running the state into the ground, and we, the taxpayers, will have to bear the consequences.
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Statistics show that college graduates experience lower unemployment and score higher-earning jobs than people without four-year degrees, and a college-educated labor force has historically been the driving force behind economic growth. Yet state lawmakers target higher education during rough budget years for a simple reason: "Because we can," said Rep. Larry Haler, R-Richland, ranking Republican on the House Higher Education committee.
Say what you will about the Left and our institutions of higher education, the quote above stands: by cutting funds for colleges and universities here, and forcing those institutions to admit only those from out of state, Washington State is screwing itself in the long run. The accountants are in the saddle and running the state into the ground, and we, the taxpayers, will have to bear the consequences.