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| How Washington state compares on higher ed funding cuts | The major findings in a report from the State Budget Crisis Task Force support the same positions we've taken on our editorial board during our state's Legislative budget session: Don't use budget gimmicks to kick the can down the road; fund education; and reform government to… |
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| U.S. education official calls on state to step up higher-ed help | An Obama administration official called on state leaders Wednesday to provide "stable and predictable higher-education funding" as one of the ways to ensure all residents earn at least a year of education after high school. |
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| New fund has $20M to spur university startups | The Seattle area's newest venture-capital fund has a distinct purple-and-gold tinge. |
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| Revenue forecast may brighten the summer for legislators | The economic outlook from Wednesday's state revenue forecast was virtually unchanged from the expectations in February, providing taxpayers with good and bad news about the health of the state's budget. |
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| State budget realities may challenge McKenna, Inslee | Washington's next governor is projected to start the job with a growing budget. That extra revenue may not be enough to fulfill the state's education-funding obligations. |
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| State revenue forecast sees modest increase for coffers | Washington's bumpy budget ride appears to be smoothing out as a result of a calmer economic climate, as well as new taxes and other spending decisions approved in April's special legislative session. |
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| Gregoire pushes education funding to center of debate | Job creation may be the main talking point of the two main candidates for governor, but another topic is rivaling jobs as a top issue in the campaign. That’s thanks in part to outgoing Gov. Chris Gregoire, who has loudly backed the creation of new taxes to support the state’s… |
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| State help for higher education dwindling, needs stabilizing | No one should be surprised that Washington State University recently announced a 16 percent tuition increase for fall 2012. Washington’s public colleges and universities are responding to a 2011-13 legislative budget that cut higher education funding by $685.5 million. |
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| Degrees in renewable energy, increase in engineering grads among proposals for 2013-15 budget | |||
| In Our View: Tuition Hikes Necessary Evil | Recently announced tuition hikes of 16 percent at the University of Washington and Washington State University must, for now, be viewed as a necessary evil.Given the economy of recent years, state universities -- along with all state-supported entities -- have been in the firing line generated… |