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 WEA works with higher-education instutitions to increase salaries and improve your rights, while also striving to ensure that our colleges and universities have the funding needed to turn out the top graduates Washington needs to grow and thrive.
Sadly, our state is facing increasing competition from across the nation and around the globe. Our colleges are falling behind.
- Tuition and fees at our public colleges and universities continue to rise significantly faster than inflation.
- The share of state funding is dwindling: our state's contribution to higher-ed is 16 percent less than in 1995.
- The share of family income needed to pay for college costs, even after financial aid, has increased from 20 percent to 31 percent at four-year colleges.
- Salaries for college and university faculty are continuing to lose ground in recent years.
The state can carve its same-size budget in only so many ways. 'Take the lead' is a full-fledged, long-term campaign designed to bring together leaders from education, government, business, civic and religious groups to find a more dependable way to adequately fund education in Washington, from kindergarten through college.
Access and affordability must remain a top priority for our state. We can't allow higher education to be priced beyond the reach of our families. Visit WEA's Web sites for:
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