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| Federation strikes deal at Western Wash. Univ. for 2.2% pay bonuses in August | The Washington Federation of State Employees announced Thursday that its negotiators reached a memorandum of agreement with Western Washington University in Bellingham for 2.2 percent lump-sum raises that will be given to about 400 workers in August. Additional 1 percent lump-sum bonuses would… |
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| Student Loan Rates Reset Lower — But Probably Not for Long | Student borrowers can breath a little easier. After much dithering, the federal government is on track to bring back low rates on government-backed college loans before classes begin in the fall—and these rates will be retroactive to July 1, when the old program expired. |
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| Could college loan bill increase student costs? | The bill, which the Senate passed 81-18, would tie student loan rates to the government’s borrowing costs. Rates would be pegged to the 10-year Treasury note, plus 2.05 percentage points for undergraduate students, 3.6 percentage points for graduate students and 4.6 percentage points for parent… |
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| Governor appoints Heather Flaherty as new ²ÝÁñÉçÇø student trustee | |||
| Senate Approves College Student Loan Plan Tying Rates to Markets | The Senate on Wednesday approved a bipartisan plan that would tie interest rates for college student loans to the financial markets, bringing Congress close to finally resolving a dispute that caused rates to double on July 1. But the 81-18 vote, which drew overwhelming support from… |
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| Most ²ÝÁñÉçÇø students won’t see tuition increase next year | Tuition will not increase next year for resident undergrads at Western Washington University—who make up approximately 88 percent of ²ÝÁñÉçÇø’s student body—according to the university’s 2013-2014 operating budget, approved last week by its board of trustees. |
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| In-state undergrad tuition freeze part of $145 million ²ÝÁñÉçÇø budget | For the first time in nearly 30 years, most students at Western Washington University won't see their tuition go up when the next school year begins. The ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Board of Trustees approved a more than $145 million operating budget for the school that included no tuition increases for… |
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| Tuition freeze in place at Wash. state schools | Higher education budgets are getting their first increase from the Washington general fund since 2009, and with that boost, comes a mandated one-year tuition freeze that provides a welcome break for those paying for college. School officials say the moves came just in time. Tuition rates… |
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| Trustees approve 2013-14 operating budget; 2013-15 capital budget | |||
| Senators ready to restore lower college loan rates | A bipartisan group of senators is announcing a deal that lets students dodge higher interest rates when they go back to campus this fall. The group on Thursday told reporters they have reached a compromise that lowers the rates for all students who borrow from the federal government. The… |