Measure #2 solves nothing in higher ed.

Proposing to double the size of the Board of Higher Education, Measure #2 threatens to burden the system more than help. This November 3 ballot measure has yet to be explained by its legislative sponsors so it’s merits are still a mystery.

Playing in the background we have a 80-year gripe by the Legislature against the Board. It was created in the later 1930s after capitol politics threaten...