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| 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… |
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| Washington universities may get power to set tuition rates | Washington state lawmakers are moving ahead with a plan that allows universities to raise their own tuition rates. A bill approved by the state House on Monday led to outcry from students, who have already seen a 30 percent tuition hike over the past two years and face double-digit… |
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| Questions about the budget? FAQ for 2011-13 proposed budget now online | |||
| Questions about the budget? FAQ for 2011-13 proposed budget now online | |||
| ²ÝÁñÉçÇø candlelight vigil for higher education Monday, May 9 | On Monday, May 9, there will be a candlelight vigil for higher education, organized by the Western Washington University student-group Western Votes! |
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| UPRC hearing on budget proposals to be audiocast live today, May 18 | |||
| Lawmakers agree to let universities set tuition rates | Lawmakers say they've come to an agreement in principle on a higher-education bill that would give the state's five public universities and The Evergreen State College authority to set in-state undergraduate tuition for the next four years. |
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| Court: Unpaid days off OK because contract had comma in right place | A judge ruled against the Washington Federation of State Employees on Friday, finding it was legal for the Legislature to require 10 unpaid furlough days last year for more than 24,000 workers. |
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| Uncertainty reigns as students with need face rising tuition, decreasing aid options | Counselors at Lincoln High School in Tacoma are proud of Gabriel Dumbrique, a senior who’s taking Advanced Placement classes and calculus, maintaining a 3.8 GPA and leading Key Club, a community service group. |
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| Workers' comp stalls Legislature | Washington state lawmakers grappling over how to fill a projected budget shortfall of $5 billion may first have to end a stalemate on a more contentious issue: workers’ compensation. There is widespread agreement in Olympia that lawmakers must do something to curb the surging costs within… |