An article in the Seattle Times makes it clear. Between 1991 and 2014, per-capita taxpayer support for the University of Washington has decreased 62% – from $95 per capita to $36 per capita. (Per-capita taxpayer support for Washington’s community college system has decreased by only 28%, and is now 2.5 times as great as support for UW: $89 vs. $36.)
Sometimes, you get what you pay for …
Read the article here.