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| Sides argue tax law | A voter-approved law that makes it more difficult for the Legislature to raise taxes is now in the hands of the Washington Supreme Court, which is working to determine whether the rule is constitutional. |
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| Why Washington's kids aren't going to college | We think of ourselves as a well-educated state, and in many respects we are. More than half of Seattle adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree, making it one of the most well-schooled cities in the nation. |
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| University of Washington adds housing with big building boom | Before last year, the newest residence hall on the University of Washington's main campus had opened when Richard Nixon was president and "American Pie" by Don McLean was one of the year's top radio hits. |
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| UW drops a bit in magazine's college rankings | The University of Washington's national ranking slipped a few places in U.S. News & World Report's assessment of academic quality at the nation's colleges, but a researcher for the magazine said the dip was not significant. |
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| UW, WSU rankings: the cost of slipping support for higher education | Those closely watched college rankings are out and the most important take-away is that the University of Washington and Washington State University remain among the best academic deals in the country. |
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| Join the conversation about education system | Last week, my Facebook feed was a happy parade of some of the brightest and most promising of our citizens. |
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| Too many for-profit colleges fail to deliver for students | A new Senate education committee report on the nation’s for-profit colleges paints a disturbing picture of billions in taxpayer dollars being spent on student aid, with precious little to show for it. Tuition at these colleges tends to be pricey, with associate degrees costing at least… |
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| Governor's budget chief to run state's community colleges | Marty Brown, the governor's budget chief, is leaving to become executive director of the state community- and technical-college system. |
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| Report slams for-profit schools for expensive tuition, high drop-out rate | U.S. taxpayers spent $32 billion last year on for-profit private schools, despite the sector's relatively high drop-out rate, according to a congressional investigation released Monday. |
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| Seattle Center's Next 50 Learning Month Explores Future of Education, August 2012 | ow do we expand perspectives around learning, education, culture and environment so that people of all ages and backgrounds can realize their intrinsic passions to learn and grow? The Next Fifty invites the community to explore how we might evolve approaches and systems of learning in the 21st… |