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Conference for govt. officials aims to spur racial equity 2012-01-11
High court's ruling on education funding puts lawmakers on the spot

The state Supreme Court's plan to loom over the Legislature like a storm cloud until K-12 education funding improves will separate the wheat in political leadership from the chaff.

The unanimous ruling — two justices dissented over the court retaining…

2012-01-11
WWU named best college value 2012-01-10
WWU ranks in Kiplinger's top 100 best value public universities for 2012

Western Washington University ranks as one of the top 100 best values for public universities in the nation, according to Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine.
Kiplinger's ranked WWU 81st in its February 2012 issue for Best Values in Public Colleges for 2012.
The…

2012-01-09
Solving Washington state's education and economy paradox

THERE is a paradox in Washington around education and jobs. The state ranks among the highest in the proportion of the population with a college degree (14th), but among the lowest in the proportion of state high-school graduates who go to college (46th). The reason, of course, is that…

2012-01-05
High court: State isn’t fully funding education

In a highly anticipated court ruling released Thursday morning, the Washington State Supreme Court agreed the state is failing to meet its constitutional duty to fully fund education and said it would retain jurisdiction to make sure the Legislature does so.

But the court did not require…

2012-01-05
SVCC to host author and humanitarian Lisa Shannon Feb. 9 2012-01-04
Bruce's Blog: When should Western take a position? 2012-01-04
University of Washington ranks 14th in 'best education for your money'

The University of Washington in Seattle ranks number 14 for public colleges that offer the best education for your money, according to a report released by Kiplinger's.
The college came in at number 18 for out-of-state students on Kiplinger's list of the 100 Best Values…

2012-01-04
New provost sees UW's glass as half-full

Ana Mari Cauce says there's a joke among academics about what a university provost does: She's the one who follows behind the college president and says, "What he really means is, 'No.' "

Cauce, now the dean of the University of…

2012-01-03
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