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Higher-education supporters have formed another new group that aims to pressure the Legislature to be more generous with education funding.

Earlier this year, University of Washington alumni formed a group, UW Impact, to push for more funding for the university.…

A new coalition embracing students, business leaders and educators has formed in a bid to stem plummeting state support for higher education, and soaring tuition at Washington colleges.

The College Promise Coalition warns that the latest round of cuts would result…

Washington parents who dream of sending their children to college someday probably are worrying about skyrocketing tuition. But lawmakers and university officials say they should turn their focus instead to the question of whether their kids will even get into a state university.

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Seattle Times higher education reporter Katherine Long will answer your questions at 1 p.m. on Thursday about how higher education is funded in Washington, what cuts have been made to date due to the budget shortfall, and what the impacts have been to the state's colleges and universities…

Larger college classes? Fewer teaching assistants? Freezes in faculty salaries?

At a time when the governor wants to cut basic health care, adding 100 students to a freshman lecture class at the University of Washington doesn't sound like much of a state…

As state legislatures cut back support for higher education, public colleges and universities across the country are turning to their alumni, hat in hand, as never before — hiring consultants, hunting down graduates and mobilizing student phone banks to raise private money in amounts they once…

Gov. Chris Gregoire told lawmakers Tuesday that to balance the state budget, they must make decisions "that may keep you awake at night because in your heart they just don't seem right."

In her annual State of the State address, Gregoire called on…

Gov. Chris Gregoire's proposal to create a single education department covering preschool through college, if approved by the Legislature, would make Washington one of the only states to put all those areas under a single umbrella.

Gregoire announced Wednesday…

Gov. Chris Gregoire is proposing a new state Department of Education that would take over duties handled by the voter-elected state school superintendent.

Gregoire announced her plan Wednesday, part of her efforts to streamline government during the economic…