Action Alerts

Help Stop Cuts to Higher Education!

2/14/12:  With the legislative session in Olympia well under way, we need your help to stop the cuts to higher education.  Please take 5 minutes today to email your state senator and representatives, following the directions below.

Email your senator and Representatives

1. Look up your Senator/Reps: http://apps.leg.wa.gov/districtfinder
2. Find your Senator/Reps email addresses: https://dlr.leg.wa.gov/MemberEmail
3. Email your Senator and Representatives!

Call you Senator and Representatives

Call the Legislative Hotline:  (800) 562-6000.  A receptionist will look up your Senator and transmit your message to them.

Higher Education Talking Points for your Emails/ Phone Calls

Proposed Cuts to Higher Education

• State funding for the University of Washington has declined 55% over the past five years, causing a 37.4% increase in tuition in the past two years alone. 
• Students are facing higher tuition, cuts to financial aid, the elimination of programs, loss of faculty, and larger classes with fewer TAs. 
• It is time for legislators to take a balanced approach and find new sources of revenue for higher education.

Programs that Benefit Graduate and Professional Students

Two programs that are on the chopping block:

• Child Care Matching Grant:  Provides child care so student parents can get their education.
• State Work Study:  Puts students to work earning their education and building skills.

Questions?  Contact GPSS Legislative Aide Connor Lieb:  gpssleg@uw.edu.