The States Pull Back Published: Friday, January 9, 2009 Briefs, Case Studies, Papers, Reports Author(s) and Contributors: Author(s): Scott Jaschik Source(s) and Collection(s): Sources(s): Community Abstract 2009 appropriations for higher education could be up by 0.9 percent, but probably will see a decline — and a sharp drop from 3 straight years of increases in excess of 6 percent. Download Resources Access HTML