Higher-education cuts mortgage Washington's future - Aaron Katz, Seattle Times

By 2018, two-thirds of all jobs in Washington will require some postsecondary education, so access to higher education is a prerequisite for financial security. That access is being threatened by the state's disinvestment. In short, our higher-education system is in the midst of a crisis, one that is detailed in the Washington State Budget & Policy Center's new report, "Undermining Prosperity: Higher Education Cuts Weaken Access, Affordability, Quality." It finds that current budget proposals would make a dire situation significantly worse.