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House Democratic budget emphasizes education | The Democratic-controlled Washington House wants to raise an extra $1.34 billion by extending expiring taxes and closing tax exemptions. That would pay for $1.3 billon in court-mandated extra education spending in 2013-2015. |
2013-04-11 | |
Shepard weighs in on state House budget proposal | 2013-04-11 | ||
The next question: Special session? | The Legislature's constitutionally mandated final day of this year's 105-day session is April 28. But with a $1.2 billion budget disagreement between the GOP coalition in the Senate and the Democrats in the House, many legislators are wondering if a special session will be needed.… |
2013-04-09 | |
Increasing fees for international students will hurt UW | Here’s a wild and crazy thought: Before Senate Republicans baked potentially damaging ideas into the state’s higher education budget, maybe they should have talked to the people managing our universities and colleges. |
2013-04-09 | |
Oregon Gov. Kitzhaber signs tuition bill allowing in-state tuition for immigrant students | Gov. John Kitzhaber signed into law today a bill allowing in-state tuition for immigrant students without documents. |
2013-04-08 | |
Editorial: State Senate should have supported Dream Act | THE state Senate higher-education chairwoman has squandered a golden opportunity to help some of Washington’s most promising high-school graduates continue their education. |
2013-04-08 | |
Innovation is too hard to find | “Relentlessly innovative,” at the very least, is something we should try to be, says the gregarious president of Western Washington University Bruce Shepard. Innovative is what Washington’s public universities must be and what Western strives for. Try something new, fail if you must, then try… |
2013-04-05 | |
Higher-ed funding idea: Charge international students more | Each fall, thousands of students from overseas apply to study at the University of Washington and other state schools. So why not charge them extra, then use that money to help solve higher education’s funding woes? |
2013-04-05 | |
Shepard offers insight on state Senate budget proposal | 2013-04-04 | ||
Status quo not good enough for higher ed | Everyone’s state budget is going to focus on K-12 education funding this year, because the governor and legislators campaigned on promises to meet the constitutional mandate, and because the state Supreme Court has demanded it. That’s understandable, but a solitary focus on K-12, without… |
2013-04-04 |