higher education

Gov. Inslee Says Education is the Focus This Session
Gov. Inslee Says Education is the Focus This Session
Gov. Inslee Says Education is the Focus This Session
OLYMPIA (AP) — In his inaugural address, Gov. Jay Inslee says that lawmakers must fulfill their top priority of fully paying for the state's basic education. Inslee told a joint session of the Legislature Tuesday that while several other issues are also important, such as the mental health system, homelessness and higher education, none is more important than education...
Software for Washington Colleges Needs Improvement
Software for Washington Colleges Needs Improvement
Software for Washington Colleges Needs Improvement
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Officials say the $100 million computer software system for Washington state's community colleges will likely cost another $10 million before it's ready for use. The Spokesman Review reports that the system, known as ctcLink, is behind schedule and operating poorly. So ...
Washington State’s Guaranteed Education Tuiton in Danger of Being Scraped
Washington State’s Guaranteed Education Tuiton in Danger of Being Scraped
Washington State’s Guaranteed Education Tuiton in Danger of Being Scraped
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - This may be the worst year for Washington parents looking to buy prepaid tuition credits for their children. If a Republican-led coalition and a liberal Democrat have their way, lawmakers would spend the next couple months developing a plan to scrap the Guaranteed Education Tuition program altogether...
Governor Candidate Rob McKenna Unveils a Public Education Plan
Governor Candidate Rob McKenna Unveils a Public Education Plan
Governor Candidate Rob McKenna Unveils a Public Education Plan
Tacoma, Wash. (AP) - Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Rob McKenna has unveiled a plan that would spend an additional $1.7 billion on the state's public education obligations and higher education through 2015. McKenna's plan would take into account a series of expected savings, such as smaller government, more competitive state contracting and curbed health care costs - all ideas he's discusse
The Cost Of Higher Education…Students Get Involved!
The Cost Of Higher Education…Students Get Involved!
The Cost Of Higher Education…Students Get Involved!
Skyrocketing tuition increases at state colleges and universities are making it difficult for students and their parents to afford higher education. One state lawmaker has a bill that would give students more participation in finding efficiencies that could affect the cost of tuition...