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Western Washington University is one of the 100 best values in public colleges, according to Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine. The ranking, released Dec. 11, cites four-year schools that combine outstanding education with economic value.

The University of Washington ranked 13th, and Western Washington University ranked 93rd, on Kiplinger’s annual list of 100 public colleges that offer the best value for the money.

Both schools have regularly appeared on Kiplinger’s list. The UW was 18th last year, and �������� was 74th.

A big reason America is falling behind other countries in science and math is that we have effectively written off a huge chunk of our population as uninterested in those fields or incapable of succeeding in them.

In a study of how well more than 100 teacher preparation programs around the country prepare future teachers to manage classroom behavior, the National Council on Teacher Quality says the vast majority fall far short and it "could not identify a single program" that covered all five…

While the federal government decides how to regulate electronic cigarettes, many university officials across the country are moving ahead with their own rules about e-cigs on campus.

Several universities already have prohibited e-cigs or are set to ban them in upcoming years.

UW Medicine has started notifying about 90,000 of its patients that medical information was stolen during a malware attack last month, including 15,000 cases in which Social Security numbers may have been taken.

There is a growing trend in higher education to offer college credit for “prior learning” and demonstrated competence. In one of the highest profile speeches of his tenure as secretary of education, Arne Duncan (2011) praised giving college credit for what students know instead of “seat time.”…