As it is now, Running Start students don't pay tuition. Nor should they.
Each student going to high school has at least $10,000 go to that school. One of the reason schools hate home schooling is that at least some level of that money is withheld as a result.
So, instead of charging children to go to school (Which is what his amounts to) the money going to these high schools for Running Start students should be eliminated and the dollars applied to any tuition charge.
The sponsor, State Senator Jim Hargrove is one of the saner democrats in the Senate today. But the idea that, as he puts it, this is a "small but neccessary piece of balancing the state budget" is utter nonsense.
Hopefully, the House will kill this idiocy and that will be the end of it. But paying high schools for students who are not attending because they're in Running Start or any other program is the very definition on insanity, particularly in economic times like these.
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington state lawmakers are pushing a plan to get high school students who enroll in college courses to pay some tuition.
A proposal suddenly brought up and passed by the Senate on Wednesday allows higher education institutions to charge Running Start students up to 10 percent of tuition. The program is currently free, although students typically pay fees. Low-income students could qualify for a tuition waiver under the bill.
Supporters say the move is a small but necessary piece of balancing the state budget. Democratic Sen. Jim Hargrove of Hoquiam says Running Start would still be a great deal for getting college credit.
No senators spoke in opposition of the bill, although seven voted against it.
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