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• WSU’s summer tuition may be cut next year

  May 24, 2012 in City on Page A8 Washington State University President Elson Floyd said summer tuition may be reduced by 16 percent next year. “What we’re trying to do is figure out more ways to get more …

• WSU tuition hike to mirror last year’s spike: 16 percent

  May 5, 2012 in City on Page A1 SEATTLE – People celebrated last month when the Washington Legislature said it wouldn’t have to make college any more expensive, but many forgot that lawmakers had already put plans in … 34

• More double-digit tuition hikes for Washington students

  May 4, 2012 in News, Region People celebrated last month when the Legislature said it wouldn’t have to make college any more expensive in Washington state, but many forgot that lawmakers had already put plans in … 7

• Idaho colleges raise costs again, but less sharply

  April 19, 2012 in Idaho on Page A1 Students at Idaho’s state colleges and universities will pay more next year, but the tuition and fee increases approved Wednesday by the state Board of Education are considerably lower than … 4

• Idaho state Ed Board OKs tuition hikes

  April 18, 2012 in Idaho Students at Idaho’s state colleges and universities will pay more next year, but the tuition and fee increases approved Wednesday by the state Board of Education are considerably lower than … 3

• College-bound would be wise to study changes in financial aid

  February 12, 2012 in Business on Page E5 NEW YORK – The mad dash to cobble together college funding will soon be under way. In the weeks ahead, colleges will begin mailing out their much-anticipated acceptance letters and …

• Higher ed, lower affordability

  July 16, 2011 in City on Page B1 Nineteen months ago, Washington’s higher education officials did what higher education officials do. They looked at a problem and wrote a report. 2

• WSU students face 16 percent tuition hike

  May 27, 2011 in News Washington State University students face another tuition hike after deep funding cuts to higher education recently passed in the state Legislature. The WSU Board of Regents is expected to approve … 8

• Tuition flexibility good news to colleges

  May 26, 2011 in City on Page A5 SEATTLE – There’s a very good reason Washington’s university presidents aren’t tearing down the governor’s door this week to complain about a proposed half-billion-dollar cut in state dollars for the … 2

• Editorial: Move to let schools set tuition is long overdue

  May 15, 2011 in Opinion on Page B8 In Washington, like other states, students and the state share in the cost of higher education. The less the state kicks in, the more students and their families are charged … 10

• Lawmakers agree on tuition plan

  May 8, 2011 in City on Page B3 SEATTLE – Lawmakers say they’ve come to an agreement in principle on a higher-education bill that would give the state’s five public universities and the Evergreen State College authority to …

• Higher-ed task force unveils list of solutions

  January 4, 2011 in City on Page A6 SEATTLE – A task force charged with finding stable money to pay for higher education in Washington state has some ideas it wants the Legislature to consider. At the top …

• Vestal: Improving job prospects through school has hefty price

  October 20, 2010 in City on Page A1 Sara Kerbs-Ridenour is a schoolteacher working on a master’s degree in special ed. She’s 24, with three years of experience in the classroom. A Spokane native, she returned to Eastern … 13

• WSU president rejects across-board cuts

  October 1, 2010 in City on Page A6 SPOKANE – Facing millions of dollars in budget cuts, Washington State University President Elson S. Floyd said the school needs to make a stronger case about the importance of higher …

• Families use various ways to pay tuition

  September 26, 2010 in Business on Page E1 DES MOINES, Iowa — Talk about sticker shock. Many parents set on helping send their kids to college have to catch their breath when they think about meeting the projected …

• College costs often not as high as listed

  September 26, 2010 in Business on Page E1 Editor’s note: Last in a series of articles on paying college costs. NEW YORK — Tuition figures aren’t always as scary as they first appear.

• Choose wisely to save during college prep

  September 24, 2010 in Business on Page A12 Editor’s note: Fourth in a series of articles on paying college costs. NEW YORK – College applications are time-consuming and stress-inducing enough, but even before they begin many families find …

• Cards provide spending options for college students

  September 23, 2010 in Business on Page A10 Editor’s note: Third in a series of articles on paying college costs. The campus credit card free-for-all is over, brought to an abrupt halt by the double-whammy of recession and …

• It’s never too early to save for college

  September 22, 2010 in Business on Page A10 Editor’s note: Second in a series of articles on paying college costs. DES MOINES, Iowa – The challenge of saving for a comfortable retirement has a few more degrees of …

• Colleges struggle with cuts

  May 8, 2010 in City on Page B1 Frustration is what many community college students likely will experience this fall when newly enacted budget cuts take shape. Students will face longer lines for counseling services, difficulty securing spots …

• Wash. prepaid tuition units increased to $117

  April 27, 2010 in City As of Saturday, it will cost $117 to buy one unit in Washington’s prepaid tuition program. 1

• Universities looking to federal government for funds

  April 16, 2010 in City Public university presidents across the nation are discussing a new source of money to keep their campuses going. 2

• College students getting pinched

  April 16, 2010 in City on Page A7 Alina Shanin will be three classes away from a degree in anthropology at the end of spring term, but the 21-year-old is concerned tuition increases coming this fall could make … 2

• Wash. Senate approves tuition control to 3 schools

  February 16, 2010 in City The state Senate voted late Monday to hand its tuition-setting authority over to the leaders of the three largest universities. 3

• Parents, students on edge over soaring tuition

  February 1, 2010 in City As students around the country anxiously wait for college acceptance letters, their parents are sweating the looming tuition bills at public universities. 1

• Idaho colleges get more tuition flexibility

  December 10, 2009 in Idaho The state Board of Education will allow Idaho’s public universities to seek tuition or fee increases higher than the 10 percent allowed each year.

• College tuition is up sharply amid recession

  October 20, 2009 in Nation/World With the economy struggling, parents and students dared to hope this year might offer a break from rising college costs. Instead, they got another sharp increase. 1

• Oregon universities expect tuition increases

  May 29, 2009 in City on Page A6 PORTLAND – Tuition and fees at Oregon’s seven public universities could rise by as much as 13 percent as the schools brace for state budget cuts. Oregon lawmakers are grappling …

• UI to drop, merge academic programs

  May 16, 2009 in City on Page B1 The University of Idaho will eliminate 62 positions and either drop or consolidate about 35 academic programs as part of a plan to cut its budget by $11.7 million next …

• Washington tuition bill closer

  April 23, 2009 in City on Page A6 OLYMPIA – Washington students could pay more for a college diploma under a bill approved by the state House on Wednesday. The measure, approved on a 50-47 vote, removes the …

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