The last couple of years have been really tough, fiscally speaking. Washington faced an over $11.5 billion deficit during the last two year budget cycle. And after using every federal recovery dollar and fund transfer available, plus raising a small amount revenue – the Legislature still had to make deep cuts in education and social [...]
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What’s an education worth?
New York Times’ Economix:
…it’s harder to make it in today’s job market than it was a few decades ago if you don’t have at least a high school degree, since the expectations for what educational credentials workers should possess have risen. This is in part because the economy is less dependent on lower-skilled, manual-labor-intensive industries [...]
Some college = better job security
We’ve heard it before — the majority of family-wage jobs in the next decade are going to require at least some post-secondary education (certificate, degree, apprenticeship, etc.). Well, now it’s ALL jobs. The Center on Education and the Workforce at Georgetown University just published a report detailing the number of jobs in the U.S. (and by state) that [...]
Yes, education really does pay
If you’ve ever wondered if education really does pay off, then take a look at the graphic below from the US Department of Labor. The data shows how important it is to earn a high school diploma and pursue at least some higher education.
Student debt is still a problem ($urpri$e)
A quick post on two blogs highlighting the continued debt burden many students must take on to attend a 2- or 4-year college. Higher Ed Watch points highlights a new report laying out which bacholor’s degree recipients borrow the most. The Quick and the Ed takes a look at the loan default rates for students based [...]
Important victories, some setbacks for education
With your support and advocacy, we achieved important victories for kids and schools this legislative session. In the face of the worst recession since the 1930s, lawmakers adjourned last night after balancing the state budget and raising $800 million in new revenue to support education and other critical services.
Here’s a brief [...]
WA exports more college students than it imports
In case you haven’t picked up on it yet, me and mass quantities of data are BFF. So, when reports come out — especially reports with numbers — I read them, and sometimes I blog about them.
The National Center for Education Statistics today released an initial report on Fall 2008 enrollmentat colleges and universities. What [...]
Students protest higher education budget cuts
University of Washington students joined their peers across the state and nation March 4th for a National Day of Action to protest tuition increases and cuts to financial aid programs at colleges and universities. View the video below of UW students protesting higher education budget cuts.
In Olympia, students at Evergreen State College marched to the [...]
Video: Impact of 2010 WA State Budget on Higher Education
State lawmakers are considering budget cuts that will impact thousands of college and university students across the state. LEV, the Washington Student Association and the Washington Bus are working together to urge parents and students to contact their legislators.
Watch the video of two UW students, Ashwaq and Colette, as they share their struggles with college [...]
2010 supplemental budget proposals
State lawmakers unveiled budget proposals today that will make deeper cuts in our public schools, colleges and universities.
We expected bad news, like the elimination of I-728, but the budget cuts are worse than we expected. While many key programs were prioritized, others that are critical elements for a world-class education system that prepare kids for [...]
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