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• 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 budget in Idaho is lowest since 2000

  March 5, 2011 in Idaho on Page A5 BOISE – Idaho’s colleges and universities will have to rely more on student tuition and fees under a budget lawmakers set Friday. “I know that universities have borne a heavier …

• For-profit colleges can leave grads mired in a mess

  August 22, 2010 in Business on Page E1 NEW YORK – One sign a degree from a for-profit school may not be worth pursuing? You won’t be able to repay your student loans after graduating. New data from … 6

• 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

• UI: Furloughs for 2,600 will save $1.2 million

  March 2, 2010 in City, Idaho The University of Idaho plans to implement furloughs for 2,600 employees during the next four months to save about $1.2 million and help offset shortfalls in state funding for higher … 1

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  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

• Fall enrollment up at Wash. public universities

  October 13, 2009 in City Fall enrollment is up at Washington’s public universities this fall. Most of the increase comes from students who decided to stay in school rather than seeking their fortunes elsewhere in …

• Gregoire proposes tuition spike

  April 8, 2009 in City on Page A1 OLYMPIA – Saying that the state cannot dismantle its colleges and expect to emerge from the recession strong, Gov. Chris Gregoire on Tuesday proposed letting the state’s four-year schools hike … 5