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| How Washington state compares on higher ed funding cuts | The major findings in a report from the State Budget Crisis Task Force support the same positions we've taken on our editorial board during our state's Legislative budget session: Don't use budget gimmicks to kick the can down the road; fund education; and reform government to… |
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| Study: Parents paying less of students' college tuition, fees | Kaylee Ortega is piecing together ways to pay for college at the University of Colorado this fall: She's waiting tables and running the cash register at a diner, securing scholarships and taking out student loans. |
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| UW joins Stanford, others; will offer free online classes | The University of Washington is joining a massive, free experiment in online education that adherents believe has the potential to revolutionize the way college classes are taught, open up access to some of the university's most sought-after courses, and drive down the cost of a degree.… |
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| Parents pull back on college spending, study finds | Families have implemented more cost-saving strategies to cut college spending in the past academic year, choosing less expensive schools and finding more economical ways for students to attend. |
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| Western Governors graduates those who prove ‘competency’ | Western Governors’ signature innovation is separating academic credit from the time students spend in class. Students study at their own pace and advance when they demonstrate a required competency. The school has minimal overhead and about half its 1,800 employees work from home. The $6,000… |
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| Number of college grads drops in Washington, 14 other states; recession blamed | A new government report shows Washington is one of 15 states that saw the number of college degrees held by 25- to 34-year-olds decrease during the recession. |
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| Out-of-class learning equals college credit | Tracy Martin long considered going to college but worried about the time and cost. |
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| U.S. education official calls on state to step up higher-ed help | An Obama administration official called on state leaders Wednesday to provide "stable and predictable higher-education funding" as one of the ways to ensure all residents earn at least a year of education after high school. |
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| Washington state college serving largely minority student body scrambles after fire | A fire at a private, liberal arts college in Washington state has left school officials scrambling to ensure academics aren’t adversely affected and grateful that more wasn’t lost for the largely minority students who make up the school’s student body. |
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| Message to Gregoire: Don't coldcock Western Washington University | Instead of flying off on a trade junket to Europe -- Dublin was Thursday's stop -- Gov. Chris Gregoire should have headed up Interstate 5 to Western Washington University. She chose, rather, to send (and publicize) a letter coldcocking ²ÝÁñÉçÇø for daring to sign a contract with small salary… |