Why North Dakota is increasing, not cutting, higher education

When the great recession hit in 2008, most state legislators, including those in Washington, made up for a shortfall in revenue by cutting funding to higher education. That’s why college tuition skyrocketed over the past few years, often by double-digit amounts, at public colleges and universities across the country.

But two states — North Dakota and Alaska — have taken advantage of rapidly-improving economies in their states to put money back into higher education.