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State punishes Evergreen professor a decade late	A former professor at The Evergreen State College has skipped out on paying the largest ethics fine in Washington state history. Jorge Gilbert's deadline for paying a $120,000 fine came and went at the end of November. It's not the first time Gilbert has avoided the consequences…	2011-12-16
University of Oregon blows its innovation chance	"The politics of the university are so intense because the stakes are so low," is a frequent quote attributed to Columbia University political scientist Wallace Sayre. Anyone who has dozed through a committee meeting on curricular projects or office assignments can relate. But…	2011-12-06
Education bridges the income gap	But at a time when everyone and their barista has zeroed in on income inequality as a problem, it is worth reiterating one of the solutions: education. As much of it as one can get. If you feel like you're getting poorer — and for many middle-class families —…	2011-12-02
Washington lawmakers must embrace true reform, compromise and, possibly, a modest sales tax increase to solve budget crisis	WASHINGTON state cannot afford to gamble with spending on higher education. Lawmakers, who meet for a special session beginning Monday, must reject Gov. Chris Gregoire's proposed $160 million cut to colleges and universities. That is a nonstarter. No more cuts…	2011-11-28
Microsoft: 'Avoid further reductions' in higher ed funding	Microsoft Corp. is weighing in on Gov. Gregoire’s recommendations to close a $2 billion state budget gap, and the Redmond tech giant is calling for state leaders to avoid more cuts to higher education funding. In a corporate blog post Monday afternoon, Microsoft’s general counsel and…	2011-11-28
Panel’s Failure Means Education Cuts in ’13	On Monday, Congressional leaders failed to agree on a plan to balance the country’s budget. As a result, automatic cuts to federal programs are set to take place beginning in 2013. Student financial aid programs — including Pell Grants — will find their current funding levels in jeopardy unless…	2011-11-28
Students in Washington state are tracked from K to college	Washington state education officials know a lot more about your kids than they ever knew about you. They can now track a child from kindergarten through college enrollment and soon will be able to tell you everything about every kid who has gone to school in Washington from preschool…	2011-11-21
Rise in foreign students at UW is a message to lawmakers	A dramatic rise in international students enrolled at Washington's public universities and colleges at a time when in-state students struggle to get in or are jammed into huge lecture halls are the consequences of the state's disinvestment in higher education.	2011-11-18
Education will keep aerospace jobs aloft in Washington	Pat Shanahan, Boeing's head of airplane programs, said Tuesday the company's "commercial market outlook" over the next 20 years forecasts industry demand for 33,500 airplanes. The challenge for this state is to be ready to embrace the…	2011-11-18
Foreign enrollment skyrockets for UW	Record numbers of international students enrolled in Washington state universities and community colleges this fall, and the trend is especially pronounced at the UW, where freshmen students from foreign countries outnumber out-of-state freshmen for the first time. …	2011-11-15

State punishes Evergreen professor a decade late

A former professor at The Evergreen State College has skipped out on paying the largest ethics fine in Washington state history.

Jorge Gilbert's deadline for paying a $120,000 fine came and went at the end of November. It's not the first time Gilbert has avoided the consequences…

2011-12-16

University of Oregon blows its innovation chance

"The politics of the university are so intense because the stakes are so low," is a frequent quote attributed to Columbia University political scientist Wallace Sayre. Anyone who has dozed through a committee meeting on curricular projects or office assignments can relate.

But…

2011-12-06

Education bridges the income gap

But at a time when everyone and their barista has zeroed in on income inequality as a problem, it is worth reiterating one of the solutions: education. As much of it as one can get.

If you feel like you're getting poorer — and for many middle-class families —…

2011-12-02

Washington lawmakers must embrace true reform, compromise and, possibly, a modest sales tax increase to solve budget crisis

WASHINGTON state cannot afford to gamble with spending on higher education. Lawmakers, who meet for a special session beginning Monday, must reject Gov. Chris Gregoire's proposed $160 million cut to colleges and universities.

That is a nonstarter. No more cuts…

2011-11-28

Microsoft: 'Avoid further reductions' in higher ed funding

Microsoft Corp. is weighing in on Gov. Gregoire’s recommendations to close a $2 billion state budget gap, and the Redmond tech giant is calling for state leaders to avoid more cuts to higher education funding.
In a corporate blog post Monday afternoon, Microsoft’s general counsel and…

2011-11-28

Panel’s Failure Means Education Cuts in ’13

On Monday, Congressional leaders failed to agree on a plan to balance the country’s budget. As a result, automatic cuts to federal programs are set to take place beginning in 2013. Student financial aid programs — including Pell Grants — will find their current funding levels in jeopardy unless…

2011-11-28

Students in Washington state are tracked from K to college

Washington state education officials know a lot more about your kids than they ever knew about you.
They can now track a child from kindergarten through college enrollment and soon will be able to tell you everything about every kid who has gone to school in Washington from preschool…

2011-11-21

Rise in foreign students at UW is a message to lawmakers

A dramatic rise in international students enrolled at Washington's public universities and colleges at a time when in-state students struggle to get in or are jammed into huge lecture halls are the consequences of the state's disinvestment in higher education.

2011-11-18

Education will keep aerospace jobs aloft in Washington

Pat Shanahan, Boeing's head of airplane programs, said Tuesday the company's "commercial market outlook" over the next 20 years forecasts industry demand for 33,500 airplanes.

The challenge for this state is to be ready to embrace the…

2011-11-18

Foreign enrollment skyrockets for UW

Record numbers of international students enrolled in Washington state universities and community colleges this fall, and the trend is especially pronounced at the UW, where freshmen students from foreign countries outnumber out-of-state freshmen for the first time.
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2011-11-15