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Should college graduates ‘Pay It Forward’?
Nowadays many college students are juggling two or three jobs to pay for school, on top of student loans. The Great Recession has led to deep cuts in higher ed, sending tuition prices into the...
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Looking forward: Higher education
College tuition prices will no doubt be a hot topic for the 2014 session. Just in the last five years, the cost of attending a public college or university in Washington has nearly doubled. So what’s...
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Pay It Forward
Recently a number of people have written to me about the “Pay it Forward” concept for funding higher education in Washington. The basic idea as described on the Economic Opportunity Institute website:...
View ArticleRep. Appleton on passage of the veterans’ tuition bill:
“Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Anytime you hear those words, you know the subject at hand is America. This great nation enjoys rights and freedoms that much of the world can only dream...
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Is German higher-ed really tuition free?
Yes it is! And not just for Germans. All German universities are now free to Americans and all other international students. Just this week the last German state to charge tuition eradicated those...
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Rep. Mike Sells’ e-Newsletter for March 25, 2015
We had a great turn out at the town hall, thank you to everyone who gave up part of their Saturday morning to come out and address some of the pressing issues facing our area. If you missed it, take a...
View ArticleStatement from Rep. Carol Gregory on the operating budget
“I want to congratulate my colleagues in the Legislature, and Gov. Inslee, for producing a bipartisan, compromise budget that fulfills the state’s responsibilities in so many important areas without...
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Statement by Rep. Kilduff: Governor’s signature on new law means hope for...
There’s exciting news for veterans: Gov. Jay Inslee has signed a law protecting your G.I. Bill benefits here in Washington. A glitch in federal laws meant up to 20,000 vets and their families could...
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Good news for higher education in Washington state
Cutting tuition for all students Years ago, college students worked every summer to save up for that year’s tuition. You can’t do that anymore. Your average college student could work a full-time job,...
View ArticleChapman’s rural jobs bill passes House 98-0
OLYMPIA—Legislation by Rep. Mike Chapman (D-Port Angeles) to help the economy in timber and farm country passed the House of Representatives with unanimous support from Democratic and Republican...
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