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• Tuition rising next fall at Idaho universities

  April 18, 2013 in City, Idaho on Page A6 BOISE – 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 … 1

• GOP plan would add $300 million to higher ed budget

  March 20, 2013 in City on Page A1 OLYMPIA – Senate Republicans announced what they dubbed a bold plan to reverse the trend in the state’s public colleges and universities, saying they wanted to add $300 million to … 10

• Universities not happy with Gregoire’s tuition plan

  December 31, 2012 in City on Page A6 SEATTLE – Gov. Chris Gregoire’s goal of not raising college tuition over the next two years is not sitting well with the leaders of Washington’s universities, who say the proposal … 2

• Rise in Chinese students brings new opportunities

  December 2, 2012 in Idaho on Page B3 The growing presence of Chinese students and culture at the University of Idaho will expand opportunities for Moscow. This year’s enrollment numbers from UI’s International Programs Office revealed a 13 …

• Pot still outlawed on campus

  November 29, 2012 in City on Page A6 Young voters helped pass laws legalizing marijuana in Washington and Colorado, but many still won’t be able to light up. Most universities have codes of conduct banning marijuana use, and … 7

• 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

• Title IX has transformed the way colleges handle assault claims

  April 22, 2012 in Region on Page A1 For months after Kristina Ponischil was raped at a party in her off-campus apartment, her life at Western Washington University was hell. Police wouldn’t act, as often happens in college … 18

• 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

• 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