Washington house approves higher tuition, more financial aid
OLYMPIA, Wash – Another round of double-digit tuition increases appears imminent at Washington universities. Legislation passed today would allow the schools to set their own tuition rates for the next eight years with some restrictions. That could mean a tuition increase of 26 percent or more over the next two years at the state’s two research institutions and Western Washington University. Reuven Carlyle, a Seattle Democrat, says the higher cost for students will also come with more financial aid.