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| Inslee: Lawmakers will start budget dealings in earnest Friday | Gov. Jay Inslee said Tuesday that state lawmakers have made progress in ongoing budget talks by at least agreeing on how much things will actually cost. |
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| Whatcom colleges preparing students for new workforce | As members of Whatcom Community College's Board of Trustees, we're proud of Whatcom's academic excellence and innovation. As advocates of higher education, we're equally grateful that Whatcom County is home to four outstanding institutions of higher education -- Whatcom… |
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| The Apprentices of a Digital Age | JASMINE GAO, who is 19, just wasn’t the classroom type. So instead of languishing in college, she dropped out after her freshman year. Ms. Gao decided that she didn’t want to continue studying at Baruch College, part of the City University of New York. At first she considered transferring to… |
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| Colleges Adapt Online Courses to Ease Burden | Dazzled by the potential of free online college classes, educators are now turning to the gritty task of harnessing online materials to meet the toughest challenges in American higher education: giving more students access to college, and helping them graduate on time. |
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| 5 things to watch heading into special session | Washington lawmakers have adjourned their 105-day legislative session, but only get a two-week reprieve before they return to Olympia for a special session to finish their work on the state budget. |
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| Guest: Blind alleys in the state budget on college tuition | LAWMAKERS face the daunting task of equipping public universities to meet Washington’s demand for college graduates. But several fundamental misperceptions, particularly about tuition, are sending Republican and Democratic budget writers down blind alleys. |
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| Republicans on state Dream Act: It’s to make us look racist | The very public death of the Washington Dream Act has left those in Olympia who killed the legislation grasping for a way of explaining why they wouldn’t permit the state Senate even to vote on it. The latest line, peddled on a conservative radio talk show: Democrats’ purpose in… |
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| Duration of special session is anyone's guess | No one walking the halls of Olympia is surprised Washington's 147 lawmakers and governor will need a special session to finish their work. |
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| House Democrats trim their education improvements | Washington House Democrats have trimmed their education improvements budget from almost $1.34 billion to $1.16 billion. |
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| Study: There may not be a shortage of American STEM graduates after all | If there’s one thing that everyone can agree on in Washington, it’s that the country has a woeful shortage of workers trained in science, technology, engineering and math — what’s referred to as STEM. |