Leaders for quality public education from cradle to career
Yesterday, Gov. Chris Gregoire proposed $1.7 billion in cuts to state government, while suggesting a temporary sales tax increase to prevent some of the more severe reductions, which include shortening the school year. We wrote that cutting education is the wrong solution for our ailing economy. The Legislature will tackle the budget deficit in a [...]
The Excellent Schools Now coalition (of which we are a member) has released a new vision for our state A+ Washington: A Way Forward for All Students. The vision focuses on bringing the input of a wide range of stakeholders to provide solutions for the challenges that face our education system today. This effort is [...]
Today Governor Gregoire released her “draft” supplemental budget and proposed that the state make major cuts to schools, colleges and universities for the fifth year in a row. The Governor proposes cutting $378 million in state support for schools and $174 million from colleges and universities. Cutting education jobs is the wrong solution for our [...]
SkillUp Washington, an organization dedicated to expanding access to gainful employment to low income adults, will be hosting a community forum on establishing strategies for helping more adult students receive college credit. The forum, which will take place November 3rd at South Seattle Community College, will discuss issues such as ensuring more adults have access [...]
Our senior advisor, George Scarola, recently took his testimony to the Higher Education Coordinating Board. He talks about what the board needs to keep an eye on to keep higher education strong in Washington State. Watch him in action below! Once you’re inspired, remember that you can give your own perspective to the House Higher [...]
Now is the time to tell your legislators what you think about the state of higher education in Washington. The House Higher Education Committee is hosting a Chautauqua to hear a broad range of voices, from students to staff, to parents and advocates, with a focus on student completion. The committee wants your input on [...]
If you were a tree, would you be one of those really annoying trees that dropped nuts that attracted squirrels who dug up the bulbs in my yard? Oh. Goodness. Where was I? Show Me the Money: With a looming $2 billion shortfall, state legislators are gearing up for a post-Thanksgiving special session sure to [...]
Washington State revenues will come in $1.4 billion lower than budgeted through next June, according to Arun Raha, Executive Director of the State Economic and Revenue Forecast Council. The shortfall will put the current budget $1.27 billion in the red. Lawmakers are expecting a special session to implement a plan for the budget before January. [...]
A new study by the U.S. Census based on data from 2006-2008 found that the biggest income gap in the country is not based on gender or race, but on education. The study found that over a forty-year career, the variation in annual earnings between the least educated (or those with an eighth grade education [...]
The Washington Higher Education Coordinating Board reported on its blog today that the cost of a unit purchased in Washington’s Guaranteed Education Tuition (GET) program has increased from $117 to $163. The changes to GET, the prepaid college tuition program, will affect units purchased since May 1 and will also affect families opening new accounts [...]
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