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| Federation strikes deal at Western Wash. Univ. for 2.2% pay bonuses in August | The Washington Federation of State Employees announced Thursday that its negotiators reached a memorandum of agreement with Western Washington University in Bellingham for 2.2 percent lump-sum raises that will be given to about 400 workers in August. Additional 1 percent lump-sum bonuses would… |
2013-07-29 | |
| Student Loan Rates Reset Lower — But Probably Not for Long | Student borrowers can breath a little easier. After much dithering, the federal government is on track to bring back low rates on government-backed college loans before classes begin in the fall—and these rates will be retroactive to July 1, when the old program expired. |
2013-07-29 | |
| Could college loan bill increase student costs? | The bill, which the Senate passed 81-18, would tie student loan rates to the government’s borrowing costs. Rates would be pegged to the 10-year Treasury note, plus 2.05 percentage points for undergraduate students, 3.6 percentage points for graduate students and 4.6 percentage points for parent… |
2013-07-26 | |
| Governor appoints Heather Flaherty as new WWU student trustee | 2013-07-26 | ||
| Senate Approves College Student Loan Plan Tying Rates to Markets | The Senate on Wednesday approved a bipartisan plan that would tie interest rates for college student loans to the financial markets, bringing Congress close to finally resolving a dispute that caused rates to double on July 1. But the 81-18 vote, which drew overwhelming support from… |
2013-07-25 | |
| Most WWU students won’t see tuition increase next year | Tuition will not increase next year for resident undergrads at Western Washington University—who make up approximately 88 percent of WWU’s student body—according to the university’s 2013-2014 operating budget, approved last week by its board of trustees. |
2013-07-23 | |
| In-state undergrad tuition freeze part of $145 million WWU budget | For the first time in nearly 30 years, most students at Western Washington University won't see their tuition go up when the next school year begins. The WWU Board of Trustees approved a more than $145 million operating budget for the school that included no tuition increases for… |
2013-07-22 | |
| Tuition freeze in place at Wash. state schools | Higher education budgets are getting their first increase from the Washington general fund since 2009, and with that boost, comes a mandated one-year tuition freeze that provides a welcome break for those paying for college. School officials say the moves came just in time. Tuition rates… |
2013-07-22 | |
| Trustees approve 2013-14 operating budget; 2013-15 capital budget | 2013-07-18 | ||
| Senators ready to restore lower college loan rates | A bipartisan group of senators is announcing a deal that lets students dodge higher interest rates when they go back to campus this fall. The group on Thursday told reporters they have reached a compromise that lowers the rates for all students who borrow from the federal government. The… |
2013-07-18 |