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²ÝÁñÉçÇø students to rally for higher ed support | Western Washington University students are hosting a rally to support higher education and stop tuition increases Thursday, March 14. |
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College tuition stipends for US airmen suspended | The U.S. Air Force joined other military branches Tuesday in suspending tuition assistance that thousands of active-duty service members rely on to pay for college classes. Air Force spokeswoman Lt. Col. Laurel Tingley said airmen were notified by email that new applications for tuition… |
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California Bill Seeks Campus Credit for Online Study | Legislation will be introduced in the California Senate on Wednesday that could reshape higher education by requiring the state’s public colleges and universities to give credit for faculty-approved online courses taken by students unable to register for oversubscribed classes on campus. |
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Sequestration could cost Washington state tens of millions | Budget gurus for the state of Washington are still calculating the actual effects of the federal spending cuts known as sequestration, but what is known is that vulnerable populations – the disabled, seniors, poor preschoolers – will feel the brunt. The cuts, which began taking effect… |
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Washington’s ex-governors get into it for TV | Four former Washington governors spent an hour in a television studio Tuesday dishing on the high, low and unforgettable moments each experienced as the state's chief executive. |
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Gates, UW teaming up on massive health study | When Bill Gates laid out his foundation’s priorities for the coming year, better measurement of health trends around the world was at the top of the list. |
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Bills would ease shift into civilian life as military shrinks | Gabriel Bowman left the Marines nearly two years ago with a plan. He’d hit the books hard in his home state of Washington, earn a degree and launch himself into a new career in law enforcement. Now a student at the University of Washington Tacoma, the two-time Iraq veteran is lobbying… |
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Sequestration Presents Uncertain Outlook for Students, Researchers, and Job-Seekers | As the midnight-Thursday deadline came and went, steep federal spending cuts were set in motion, leaving college students, administrators, and researchers bracing for the effects of impending reductions in financial-aid, research, and job-training programs. Adding to the anxiety is the fact that… |
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²ÝÁñÉçÇø vows to cover students in case of sequester cuts | If looming federal budget cuts take financial aid away from students, Western Washington University is promising to find money to offset those cuts. |