The secret is out: 105-year-old woman left $10M to Washington’s community colleges
Eva Gordon was a private woman and a savvy investor. Her gift goes to 17 Washington community colleges.
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Nearly 19,000 youth in King County are neither working nor in school. How one Seattle nonprofit is changing that.
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For black students at Highline College, this program 'is really there to show you that yes, you can succeed'
A California program was helping more black students earn college credit and graduate, so Highline College replicated it in Washington. Three years later, it's succeeding...
Green River College appealing $574,000 fine for federal violations
The college will appeal. The cited violations occurred during a moment of chaotic leadership churn for the community college in Auburn.
Durkan makes pitch for free community college plan ahead of vote on $637.8 million levy
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State needs its community colleges, and needs to fund them, says system’s retiring chief
The retiring head of the state’s community-college system says the colleges are still recovering from recession-era budget cuts.
Q&A: Marty Brown shares what he’s learned after four years of steering Washington’s community colleges
Brown did not have a background in education administration, so we asked him what he’s learned from the job.
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