The WA State Government is proposing large cuts to public higher education campuses and financial aid.
Join The Washington Student Association, The Washington Bus, and the Washington Student Engagement Network at the Capitol in Olympia on April 7th for a rally demanding our legislators to make no cuts to financial aid nor increase tuition for students.
We will follow up the rally with direct action by lobbying legislators in the hallways of the committee chambers, as well as in schedule meetings in their office, and sitting in on committee meetings.
Currently, financial aid is at risk, as the state is actively looking at cutting programs that help students go to college, such as the Washington College Grant and Graduate Student Loan Program, as well as increasing tuition for students. We cannot allow this to happen! We need to mobilize students and tell our elected officials the importance of higher education and how investing in our future workforce can help us with the current budget deficit the state is facing.
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out to Edgar Espino at edgar@washingtonbus.org
If you need assistance with travel costs, please contact Nancy Canales at executive.director@wastudents.org
Let’s work together to show our state leaders how important our institution’s role is!