Quality education for all residents is essential in sustaining prosperity in the state and region. In 2010, Governor Gregoire convened a Higher Education Funding Task Force with the help of the Prosperity Partnership.

Chaired by Microsoft VP and Prosperity Partnership Co-Chair Brad Smith, the Task Force’s charge was to identify a plan to ensure the long-term sustainability and accountability of our state’s four-year higher education institutions.

Now that the Task Force has delivered its proposal, the Prosperity Partnership has mobilized to support these recommendations, as well as ensure that the state continues to invest in higher education in the upcoming biennial budget.