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| House wants to protect students, parents on tuition | A new bipartisan effort to dramatically slow rising college tuition costs emerged Thursday in the state House. |
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| 2-year tuition freeze would erase GET hole, report says | If state universities froze tuition for the next two years, the financial woes of the state’s prepaid tuition plan would practically evaporate. |
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| Session on Feb. 6 to provide info about course development grants | |||
| Downturn Still Squeezes Colleges and Universities | An annual survey of colleges and universities found that a growing number of schools face declining enrollment and less revenue from tuition. The survey, released by the credit ratings agency Moody’s Investors Service on Thursday, found that nearly half of colleges and universities that… |
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| Higher ed's critical mission | Higher-ed politics, like a livestock auction, centers on shouted bids and broad-shoulder maneuvering. Two generations ago, it was more a silent exchange of notes across a table, often shepherded by Charles Odegaard, the laconic UW president who served from 1958 until 1973 and elevated the… |
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| International Studies to award two $1,500 course development grants | |||
| ²ÝÁñÉçÇø, other universities want to cut a deal with lawmakers | Washington's public university presidents are offering to compromise with the state Legislature over money for higher education. The six presidents say they will agree to freeze tuition for the next two years if the state infuses $225 million into their budgets. The proposal comes… |
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| Rep. Larsen: Fiscal cliff could affect higher education | Few details were offered Tuesday, Jan. 8, as U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Everett, met with representatives from local colleges to talk about the next steps in the fiscal cliff debate. But one thing was certain: The fiscal cliff - a combination of expiring tax cuts and automatic cuts to… |
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| Local Scholars May Get A Break In Tuition | Local university students may avoid a tuition hike if school officials have their way. The president of Western - along with leaders from the five other public four year higher education institutions in our state - are asking for $225 million in government funding in exchange for freezing… |
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| Higher-ed tuition freeze offered for more state funding | Washington's public-university presidents say they have a deal for the Legislature: If lawmakers will restore $225 million in state funding to higher education, the schools won't raise tuition for the next two years. |