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• Colleges’ tuition plans in limbo

  April 29, 2013 in City on Page A6 SEATTLE – Students heading off to college in Washington next fall will have to wait awhile to find out how much tuition they’ll be paying. Since the Legislature went home … 1

• Idaho approves university tuition hikes

  April 17, 2013 in Idaho The State Board of Education voted Wednesday to hike the price of attending Idaho’s public universities, sustaining a trend of annual tuition increases yet still keeping tuition costs under $7,000 … 7

• Senate GOP: Add $300 million to higher ed

  March 19, 2013 in City OLYMPIA — Senate Republicans announced a plan to add $300 million to the budget for higher education over the next two years and cut tuition by 3 percent. 14

• Education Notebook: High schoolers win scholarships

  February 14, 2013 in Washington Voices on Page S6 Eight students from Spokane Public Schools have received full-tuition, full-need scholarships to Northwest colleges and universities through the Act Six Leadership and Scholarship Initiative. More than 700 students applied and …

• Tiered tuition backed in Washington; GET would go

  January 20, 2013 in City on Page B1 College students in Washington could be charged higher tuition for degrees that typically result in higher-paying jobs, starting next fall. That’s the recommendation of two legislative committees that analyzed the … 14

• New vote may be needed on tuition hikes

  January 10, 2013 in City, Region An informal opinion from the Washington attorney general’s office says lawmakers may need to take another vote on whether the state’s public universities can set their own tuition rates.

• Free workshops on college financial aid will be offered

  December 27, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page S4 Spokane Public Schools high school seniors can start planning for how to pay for college at upcoming financial aid workshops. The first of the free seminars will be next Thursday …

• Prepaid tuition begins new year under scrutiny about funding

  November 1, 2012 in City on Page A6 SEATTLE – As Washington’s prepaid tuition program opens its doors to new investors today, parents and lawmakers are taking a closer look at the program and trying to decide what … 1

• Shawn Vestal: Floyd’s tuition plan for WSU overdue, masterful

  October 10, 2012 in City on Page A5 At least one leader at Washington State University is kicking butt this year. President Elson Floyd has proposed holding the line on tuition increases. He has asked WSU’s Board of … 5

• In-state tuition at UW to reach $20k by 2020

  July 24, 2012 in News OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington tuition rates are rising at such a rapid clip that the cost of attending a top university is projected to surpass $20,000 per year for …

• 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 …

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