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Gov. Chris Gregoire is proposing a new state Department of Education that would take over duties handled by the voter-elected state school superintendent.
Gregoire announced her plan Wednesday, part of her efforts to streamline government during the economic downturn.
Danny Kam, a 2006 Liberty High School graduate, has landed the lead role in “Don Giovanni: A New Musical,” at Seattle Musical Theatre and Fruition Productions.
Kam, who graduated from Western Washington University in 2010, said he was excited to play Don Giovanni so soon after college.
He recently talked about his background and his impressions about the musical:
There’s so much talk in Olympia right now about de-funding public colleges, it’s good to see some serious people figuring out how to fund them.
The governor’s higher education funding task force – a group of business and higher ed leaders that’s been wrestling with the issue since July – came out with some weighty recommendations Wednesday. State lawmakers ought to study them closely and act on them by the time they go home in a few months.
WASHINGTON'S four-year public universities should be allowed to set their own tuition rates, but no one, least of all legislators, should think tuition increases can make up for budget cuts.
Recommendations by a state task force call for tuition-setting authority to give higher education a more stable source of funding. Pairing that with a push to get more Washington students earning college degrees with a $1 billion private scholarship endowment helps low- to middle-income students.
Incentive for schools to ensure more students complete college help push important performance goals and accountability.
While this is still a difficult time to keep a business open, it appears local owners are finding ways to survive.
In 2010 I spotted 57 closures of brick-and-mortar businesses in Whatcom County, a significant decline compared to 2009 (89 closures) and 2008 (83 closures). It's still quite a bit higher than before the recession in 2007, when there were 35 closures. There are no official statistics that I can find for business closures in Whatcom County, so my unscientific method includes keeping track through announcements and regularly driving around the city's neighborhoods.
A national publication says an education from Western Washington University is a pretty good deal.
Kiplinger’s Personal Finance has released its list of the “100 Best Values in Public Colleges” for 2011.
Western is ranked number 56.
Four of Washington's six public colleges and universities have made Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine's list of top 100 values in public education in the country. The list was released Tuesday.
The University of Washington was among the top schools in the country, ranking 10th on the list. The Evergreen State College was 53rd, Western Washington University was 56th, and Washington State University was 98th.
Ariadnne Alatriste Pena of Laguna Hills has been honored as the 100,000th degree recipient at the Western Washington University. Alatriste Pena was a cultural anthropology major who transferred from Saddleback College.
A task force charged with finding stable money to pay for higher education in Washington state has some ideas it wants the Legislature to consider.
At the top of its list announced Monday: Find someone other than state government to pay the bill.
The task force formed by Gov. Chris Gregoire wants donations from individuals and corporations to finance a new $1 billion scholarship fund. And it wants to allow state colleges to raise their own tuition. Currently the Legislature sets tuition.
Bryan Phillips has come a long way from his middle school days in Medford, Ore., where he and a buddy built their first hovercraft, a wooden contraption that kept taking on water and sinking.
Today Phillips, 40, is the lead designer and builder of 14-foot-long and 22-foot-long air-cushion vehicles that he manufactures and sells from the headquarters of his company, Amphibious Marine Inc., in rural Mason County.