Here at the blog, we weren’t raised by wolves, but we did grow up in the white, upper middle class suburbs.  Our schools had large gymnasiums and clean swimming pools and our PTA parents were quick to rebuke any teacher who didn’t realize how special we were.  We never rode the city bus.  No teachers…

Imagine winning an all-expense paid trip to Disneyland and then getting there only to find that half the rides have been closed. Last Wednesday, the House Higher Education Committee heard representatives from the state universities testify about the impact of potential budget reductions. It was a parade of university presidents and trustees talking about the carnage…

Public, state supported university education began in the United States in 1795, when the University of North Carolina first admitted students.  So it seems only appropriate that the bill most likely to keep public universities public in Washington is SHB 1795. We’ve spoken before about 1795 here at the blog.  It’s the Higher Education Opportunity Act,…