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Washington state budget shortfall could be even deeper

Lawmakers are in a relative lull after spending weeks handling legislation to help close a budget shortfall for this fiscal year and retool workers' compensation and unemployment insurance.

But a monster in the shadows soon could run amok.

2011-03-14
University Planning and Budgeting posts new timeline for 2011-12 operating budget process 2011-03-11
State must continue to support higher education

Higher education took center stage in our community last week. Hundreds showed up for a rally in support of state funding at Western Washington University. And a panel discussion featured education leaders talking about the harm being done by continued cuts.

We want to lend our voice to…

2011-03-07
Fewer students graduate on time

Madeline Simon started earning college credit in high school. Now a mechanical engineering major at WSU, she takes a full load of courses every semester as well as classes each summer.

Even so, she may not graduate in four years.

“I…

2011-03-04
Higher education on the precipice

For all things optional, money is disappearing. For the things we like government to do, but don’t absolutely insist upon, support is fading and, for some, soon to vanish. The unavoidables are chewing it away. On the state level, that means that constitutionally mandated spending on K-12…

2011-03-03
Forum on higher education available for viewing online 2011-03-02
Rally and forum bring attention to deep cuts to higher education

Funding for higher education was on the mind of hundreds of students, faculty and community members today with both a community forum and an on-campus rally highlighting the issue.

In the face of continuing severe budget cuts to higher education facilities, such as…

2011-03-02
Panel: Higher education cuts harmful to students, colleges and community

Continued budget cuts to the state higher education system will be detrimental to the quality of colleges and to the state and local economy.
That was the main message from a panel of people involved with Whatcom County higher education at the "Community Conversation on Higher…

2011-03-02
Students plan walkouts to protest budget cuts

Students are promising you'll see quite a commotion around the state's universities and colleges this week.

The Washington Student Associations says there will be walkouts and rallies at every major Washington university and college on Tuesday.

2011-03-01
Lower Tolerance for Higher Education Cuts

The latest cuts to higher education in Washington appear to be the last straw for students. At eight schools across the state on Tuesday, they are holding walkouts and rallies, making phone calls and writing letters to get lawmakers' attention. The supplemental budget cuts $25 million in…

2011-03-01
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