If anyone’s wondering about the real-world implications of the movement in Idaho to censor educators, cut school funding as ideological punishment, and dictate a curriculum of pro-white, pro-conservative views, look no further than North Idaho College.

The new rule reverses a widely criticized interpretation by the Trump administration of eligibility for billions of dollars in aid for costs associated with the pandemic. It will also likely lead to the end of a lawsuit brought in Eastern Washington by Attorney General Bob Ferguson, who sued President Donald Trump's Education Department last year alleging the exclusion of so-called "Dreamers" exceeded the agency's authority. 

Several public forums are scheduled between now and late June/early July, when the district plans to make final decisions on what students will attend which buildings after three new middle schools open in the coming years. 

Compared to last year's virtual commencement, this year's Gonzaga graduation ceremony felt practically normal. Five ceremonies held over the weekend celebrated the graduation of 2,253 students

A new 73-unit affordable housing complex in Spokane’s Logan Neighborhood is expected to welcome its first tenants by September.

Tuition is going up at Washington State University.

The Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine, championed by the late WSU president for whom the school is named, sent its first 121 students into the medical field as part of a virtual and drive-thru ceremony Thursday. Masks and socially distanced photographs took the place of hugs, but for many, the moment was surreal beyond the pandemic. 

Washington State University is proposing a 2.5% tuition increase for all undergraduate and graduate students for the coming school year.

Eastern Washington University will not require proof of COVID-19 vaccinations for the coming fall quarter, Interim President David May announced Thursday.

For Washington State University, getting the athletics department out of debt might require diving into new debt.

The University of Washington will enact a COVID-19 vaccination requirement for all students for the upcoming school year.

Mary Cullinan, Eastern Washington University’s first female president and the 26th president in the university’s history, has died, EWU Interim President David May announced to the campus community Monday.

North Idaho College holds regional accreditation status from the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities. Losing that status could mean lost federal funding, ineligibility to offer specialized accreditation programs and the inability to guarantee to students that their credits would transfer to another institution, according to North Idaho College officials. 

The building used by Spokane Falls Community College’s photography program dates back more than 90 years ago as the dispensary for Fort George Wright.

Washington State University’s Board of Regents will meet next week to review a plan to balance the athletics department’s operating budget by 2023, the university announced Friday.

Gonzaga University President Thayne McCulloh said Thursday he is “not yet convinced” on the idea of a mandatory COVID-19 vaccine policy for the university.

WASHINGTON – As part of President Joe Biden’s $1.8 trillion “American Families Plan,” the White House on Wednesday unveiled a proposal to eliminate tuition costs at two-year community colleges across the country.

The Jundt Art Museum on the Gonzaga University campus, which spent months shuttered or limited to Gonzaga students only, is now open to the general public once again. The museum at 200 E. Desmet Ave. is open by appointment.