Spread the loveOnly two states in the country are spending as much per student on higher ed funding as they did pre-recession, according to a report released by Young Invincibles. The nonprofit millennial advocacy group is pushing for debt-free higher ed funding and increased state involvement in helping young people obtain college degrees. Between 2008-2014, North Dakota and Alaska were the only states to increase higher education spending, by 38 percent and 6 percent respectively. During this time period every other state cut higher education funding, on average by 21 percent per student. Why hasn’t higher ed funding bounced back? As … Continue reading Higher ed funding decrease: Group says change is needed