higher education
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| UW Bothell again bests UW Seattle in rating of college value | MONEY magazine’s college planning calculator, published this week, once again anoints the University of Washington Bothell as the top school in the state for value — besting UW’s main campus in Seattle, which is ranked 56th. UW Bothell, ranked 36th overall, beat out a number of top-… |
2015-07-14 | |
| 2015-17 operating budget ready for review | 2015-07-10 | ||
| Inslee signs measure cutting tuition | Surrounded by children, Gov. Jay Inslee on Monday signed bills to help kids on both ends of the education spectrum: a comprehensive new early learning bill and a measure that will cut college and university tuition. The Early Start Act makes the state's quality-rating system… |
2015-07-07 | |
| Not all college debt is bad, study says | College debt has gotten a bad name in recent years, fueled by headline-grabbing stories about broke college graduates who owe hundreds of thousands of dollars in student loans. But not all student loans are inherently bad, the left-leaning Center for American Progress (CAP) argues in a… |
2015-07-07 | |
| Outgoing BTC president says college is ready for new leader | If there’s one thing that hasn’t changed at Bellingham Technical College in the 31 years Patricia McKeown has worked there, it’s the college’s strong relationship with the community. That means a lot for a college that relies on business and industry partners, and McKeown, who is retiring… |
2015-06-30 | |
| Lawmakers, governor announce budget deal to avert government shutdown | Lawmakers and Gov. Jay Inslee announced Saturday that they have reached a deal on a new two-year state spending plan, which they said will prevent a partial shutdown of state services this week. |
2015-06-29 | |
| The Social Impact of Humanities 'Inventions' | Are the humanities useless? Or can they produce “inventions” like the natural sciences? If our only understanding of invention is a technological product, perhaps the humanities are useless. But if we include new insights into culture, insights that transform our relationship with the world… |
2015-06-29 | |
| Flags to be lowered Saturday in memory of Elson Floyd, WSU president | 2015-06-26 | ||
| Editorial: WSU President Elson Floyd set the bar high in academia | Many across Washington have been moved by the death of Elson Floyd because his leadership brought profound change to Washington State University and the communities it serves. As many mourn the loss of a friend. |
2015-06-23 | |
| Washington State President Elson Floyd Dies at 59 | Elson Floyd, the popular president of Washington State University whose influence in higher education and politics spread beyond the school in rural eastern Washington, has died from complications of colon cancer. He was 59. Floyd, WSU president since 2007, had gone on medical leave… |
2015-06-22 |