Higher Education

December 7, 2018 at 12:30 pm

Green River College’s fine for campus safety violations reduced to $250,000

The federal campus safety violations occurred during a moment of chaotic leadership churn for the community college in Auburn.

November 30, 2018 at 5:00 am

UW may implement online sexual-assault reporting system as soon as next fall

The third-party system, Callisto, aims to make survivors feel more in control of the reporting process and identify repeat offenders, which the company thinks will make it...

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Tuesday, May 17, 2016. Class change at North Central Community Collage in Seattle. A new allocation model is going to change the state’s community colleges but the Seattle Colleges system are going to lose money under this new system.

November 29, 2018 at 5:00 am

Seattle high-school graduates will get 2 free years of community college. Here’s how it will work.

Seattle joins a wave of programs across the country that have been created by lawmakers, or voters, that aim to remove the barriers to higher...

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Education Secretary Betsy DeVos addresses the annual dinner of the Washington Policy Center Friday. Hundreds gathered outside the Bellevue Hyatt Regency Hotel to protest against U.S. Dept. of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos who spoke at an annual dinner hosted by the Washington Policy Center. Photographed Friday, October 13, 2017. 203738

November 29, 2018 at 5:00 am

The public has 60 days to weigh in on Betsy Devos' Title IX changes. Here's how to make your voice heard.

The public has 60 days to weigh in on the proposal, and the Department of Education must respond to concerns before it issues final regulations.

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Tuesday, November 13, 2018. Cleveland STEM High School counselor Avery Kamau helps guide seniors, Jaida Jahmid, far left, and Breona Devers, both 17, on applying for the FAFSA federal financial aid applications. 208425

November 28, 2018 at 5:00 am

Seattle high-schoolers are applying for FAFSA more than anywhere else in Washington

During school hours, Cleveland STEM High School in South Seattle gives help to every graduating senior to finish financial aid and college application forms, and...

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November 27, 2018 at 9:28 pm

Former Seattle student suing feds over student debt from deceptive for-profit school

The case could set precedent for hundreds of former students of the now-defunct Court Reporting Institute, which had locations in Seattle and Tacoma.

November 20, 2018 at 5:00 am

Under pressure, Seattle University says it won't send law students to work for ICE

Law School Dean Annette Clark announced the decision to suspend the externship in an Oct. 31 email to campus.

A series of ads featuring University of Washington and Washington State University students working together will roll out just before the Apple Cup. This is a screen shot of one of the ads.

November 18, 2018 at 8:00 pm

Just before the Apple Cup, UW and WSU are teaming up with a pro-college message

Washington State University and the University of Washington are using the run-up to the Apple Cup as a way to emphasize the affordability of a...

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L – R: Tori Allen, Chase Williams, Chalisa Thompson, ASHC Vice-President, Center for Leadership & Service at Highline College in Des Moines and Martrellis Autry work to transplant bean plants in a greenhouse adjacent to their classroom.
A small group of black and African American students at the college meet Tuesday November 13, 2018, for their combined environmental science and sociology lab as part of the Umoja Scholars program.

The Umoja Black program offers intense advising and tutoring, access to financial aid and a support network in an education system that feel overwhelming for students of color who are the first of their family to go to college. Umoja students are more likely to stay in college from one semester to the next, have higher grade-point averages and pass basic English and math classes at higher rates than their peers.
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November 16, 2018 at 5:00 am

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...

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November 10, 2018 at 7:00 am

UW dental school is fixing its financial woes, but university’s overall deficit remains a worry

The new dean of the debt-plagued University of Washington dental school says the school has turned a corner on its financial problems, but across the...

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