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The nation's college and university endowments — often used to fund scholarships and professorships — had strong growth last year, according to a report released Tuesday. That's a bit of good news for higher education institutions under pressure to hold down tuition costs amid some…

Washington’s public colleges fared well in the 2013 Legislature, in the sense that it feels good when someone stops beating you with a stick.

During the worst years of the economic downturn, lawmakers had repeatedly raided higher education budgets to fund other priorities. Last year, they…

Western Washington University students wrapped up their second and final day in Olympia Monday, Jan. 20, by lobbying state lawmakers on a variety of topics.
Students lobbied first for renovations to Sam Carver Gymnasium.
Alysa Kipersztok, a junior political science student, was…

Seventy-five student representatives from Western Washington University traveled to Olympia, Wash., on Sunday, Jan. 19, to lobby state legislatures on behalf of student affairs for two days.
The students will focus on three main issues when speaking with representatives, said Kaylee…

Gov. Jay Inslee, saying he had changed his mind about spending more for education this year, proposed an additional $200 million for public ...

The state House of Representatives, on a bipartisan first-day vote Monday, passed the Washington Dream Act, which would make undocumented students eligible to apply for state grant money to attend college.