STEM

A public-private scholarship program that aims to make it less expensive for college students to study for high-tech careers got a $25 million boost this year from the state Legislature.

That down payment on scholarships will also make it easier for leaders of the…

The tech industry in Whatcom County is growing at a remarkable pace: 164 percent growth in the past 20 years compared to King County's 66 percent and the state's 58 percent growth over the same time frame, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. In just the past five years, Whatcom County…

As members of Whatcom Community College's Board of Trustees, we're proud of Whatcom's academic excellence and innovation. As advocates of higher education, we're equally grateful that Whatcom County is home to four outstanding institutions of higher education -- Whatcom…

If there’s one thing that everyone can agree on in Washington, it’s that the country has a woeful shortage of workers trained in science, technology, engineering and math — what’s referred to as STEM.

One need not look far these days to find people skeptical (at best) about the value of higher education. Most of these people particularly question the value of a liberal-arts education, which they view as outdated and elitist. Claiming economic pragmatism, they seek the curtailment or even…

The sure-fire pathway to economic recovery, we’ve been told for years, is to create more jobs. When unemployment is low and people are bringing home family-wage paychecks, everyone’s financial boat rises with the tide.

For policy wonks, STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) is a mod buzzword. STEM transcends political party, a Republican and Democratic anthem. More STEM and health-care graduates will invigorate Western Washington's economy, and fill a yawning skills gap. And so there's…