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| EWU likely to raise tuition | Tuition at Eastern Washington University could go up for the third year in a row, as many as 10 degree programs could be eliminated and about 20 employees could lose their jobs to bridge a $24.9 million budget gap. This cut is the most recent in a series of spending cuts since the鈥 |
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| Big tuition hikes a 鈥榗old,鈥 鈥榰gly reality鈥 in Wash. | At a news conference where Boeing and Microsoft announced a $50 million pledge to a college scholarship fund, Gov. Chris Gregoire was asked whether the deep cuts to higher education in the most recent state budget would have been as severe if voters had passed an initiative that would鈥檝e imposed鈥 |
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| Whatcom County schools, colleges mull how to handle state funding cuts | The state operating budget is basically done, only awaiting Gov. Chris Gregoire's signature and any adjustments she wants to make. But exactly what the budget changes will mean for Whatcom County school districts and colleges remains unclear. Officials at both have a better idea of鈥 |
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| Gregoire: 鈥楢鈥 for lawmakers | Gov. Chris Gregoire, speaking Thursday to an audience of technology executives in Vancouver, gave the 2011 Legislature an 鈥淎鈥 grade for tackling state government reform on several fronts during a session she described as the most challenging in 80 years. In a surprisingly upbeat speech to鈥 |
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| College Students Face Steep Tuition Hikes, Fewer Openings | Students attending college in Washington State are likely to see tuition rates spike next year鈥攊f they can get into classes. |
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| Workplace changes await state employees | State employees already expect changes in their paychecks after July 1. Many are in for changes in their workplaces, too. Lawmakers wrapped up 135 days of regular and overtime sessions last week, shifting the course of state government and opening the door to more 鈥渙utsourcing鈥 to the鈥 |
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| Retirees fight for COLAs? | About 109,000 retired state employees and teachers scheduled to lose automatic cost-of-living increases in their pensions July 1 might not sit back and watch them go. Gov. Chris Gregoire signed a pension-reform bill into law this month hoping to cut the liability in the state鈥檚 older Plan鈥 |
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| CWU faces $29.2 million budget cut | Central Washington University will face a $29.2 million state budget cut in the next biennium under a budget approved by the state Legislature on Wednesday. |
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| Edmonds Community College cuts drama classes | Edmonds Community College will not offer drama classes during the 2011-12 school year, the college has announced on its website. Drama classes are elective credits and officials didn't see enough student interest to justify having a full-time faculty member at a time of steep state鈥 |
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| 草榴社区 Board of Trustees To Consider Tuition Hike | Western Washington University could be allowed to set its own tuition in order to make up for cuts in state funding. Steve Swan, spokesperson for Western, says the Board of Trustees likely will make a tuition decision during its meeting scheduled for June 9th and 10th. |