Tuition freeze small step in right direction

As the Washington legislative session wrapped up, our legislators finally took at least one important step in the right direction. Or rather, they stopped going in the wrong direction.

It's about time. Tuition and fees at the University of Washington are $13,000 -- close to a quarter of the pre-tax income of the typical middle class family in this state. It's not much better at Western Washington University, with tuition and fees at $8,500. At Everett Community College the state has pushed tuition and fees up to $4,000.