Editors note: LEV intern Elliot Helmbrecht, with the help of Nikolas Raisis, Samantha Maloof, Eric Hopson and Lauren Brown bring to you a series of blog posts on the growth of the for-profit university industry. This is the second post of 3. If you missed the first, check it out HERE. More often than not, [...]
For-Profit Colleges See Huge Increase in Students, but Degrees… Not so much

Editors note: LEV intern Elliot Helmbrecht, with the help of Nikolas Raisis, Samantha Maloof, Eric Hopson and Lauren Brown bring to you a series of blog posts on the growth of the for-profit university industry. With the job market constantly in flux, more Americans are applying to colleges in hopes that a degree on their [...]
Where’s the funding for Washington’s public universities?
Pathways to Prosperity
Editor’s note: The blog post below was written by our intern, Elliot Helmbrecht. The views expressed in the blog post and any references to legislation may or may not reflect the positions of the League of Education Voters. View our Session 2011 webpage for LEV’s legislative agenda and list of bills we are supporting. Is [...]
Support grows for student voices
Editor’s note: The blog post below was written by our intern, Elliot Helmbrecht. The views expressed in the blog post and any references to legislation may or may not reflect the positions of the League of Education Voters. View our Session 2011 webpage for LEV’s legislative agenda and list of bills we are supporting. During [...]
LEV testimony on Senate Bills 5191 and 5475
Editor’s note: The blog post below was written by our intern, Elliot Helmbrecht. The views expressed in the blog post and any references to legislation may or may not reflect the positions of the League of Education Voters. View our Session 2011 webpage for LEV’s legislative agenda and list of bills we are supporting. The [...]
How much is a good teacher worth?
Editor’s note: The blog post below was written by our intern, Elliot Helmbrecht. The views expressed in the blog post and any references to legislation may or may not reflect the positions of the League of Education Voters. View our Session 2011 webpage for LEV’s legislative agenda and list of bills we are supporting. Have [...]
A welcome conversation about higher education
Editor’s note: The blog post below was written by our intern, Elliot Helmbrecht. The views expressed in the blog post and any references to legislation may or may not reflect the positions of the League of Education Voters. View our Session 2011 webpage for LEV’s legislative agenda and list of bills we are supporting. As [...]
Anti-bullying bill gets House sponsors
Editor’s note: The blog post below was written by our intern, Elliot Helmbrecht. The views expressed in the blog post and any references to legislation may or may not reflect the positions of the League of Education Voters. View our Session 2011 webpage for LEV’s legislative agenda and list of bills we are supporting. With [...]
Meet the intern: Elliot Helmbrecht
Hi, my name is Elliot Helmbrecht and I am the new intern for the League of Education Voters. I will be blogging for LEV during the 2011 Legislative Session in Olympia, but before I begin I wanted to introduce myself to all of you fine readers first. I grew up in Hutchinson, Minnesota, a little [...]






