Cutting higher education money shortchanges students' futures - Beth Willis and Shaunta Hyde, Herald Net

Increasing K-12 funding with cuts to higher education would be like starting a race but tripping the runners. Unlike K-12 education, college and university budgets are not protected by the state constitution. During the height of the recession, state funding for higher education was slashed dramatically. Students shouldered much of the burden in the form of double-digit tuition increases and heavier student loans. http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20140629/OPINION03/140629276/Cutting-higher-education-money-shortchanges-students-futures