WA Community, Tech Colleges Walk Out Over State Budget Concerns - Public News Service

Faculty, staff and their supporters at several state community and technical colleges in Washington are walking out today to urge the state Legislature to boost funding for their schools. Faculty and administrators at community and technical colleges say the state needs to fully invest in these institutions, which serve 60 percent of post-secondary students, but receive less than 40 percent of the state's higher-education funding. Annette Stofer, president of the American Federation of Teachers for Seattle colleges, said schools want to send a message to lawmakers. "We desperately need them to fund our colleges better,” Stofer said. “And we can't stay on the same track that they've put us on and survive this and be able to offer an excellent experience to our students." https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2019-04-16/education/wa-community-tech-colleges-walk-out-over-state-budget-concerns/a66182-1