With the imminent passage of the Higher Education Opportunity Act, a bill that grants universities tuition-setting authority, we are entering a new era in Washington higher education. There was an interesting discussion on the subject in "Inside Olympia," in which host Austin Jenkins referenced GPSS concerns several times.
In this clip, Jenkins refers to a "false promise" on a provision in the bill that claimed to provide a cap on tuition increases for low- and middle-income students. However, in practice, tuition would have to practically double for those protections to be triggered.
GPSS also called for the reduction of the sunset clause to revisit local tuition control from eight years to four years:
Finally, GPSS called for the creation of mechanisms for student input, like public testimony at Regents' meetings:
Here are links to the GPSS documents referenced in these clips:
In this clip, Jenkins refers to a "false promise" on a provision in the bill that claimed to provide a cap on tuition increases for low- and middle-income students. However, in practice, tuition would have to practically double for those protections to be triggered.
GPSS also called for the reduction of the sunset clause to revisit local tuition control from eight years to four years:
Finally, GPSS called for the creation of mechanisms for student input, like public testimony at Regents' meetings:
Here are links to the GPSS documents referenced in these clips:
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