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State Department Program Pairs Foreign Students With Community Colleges
Chronicle of Higher Education, Jan. 16, 2009 (Highline CC, Community Colleges for International Development/CCID)
http://chronicle.com/temp/email2.php?id=WDchZKcrmjtzJcshSggs4tgt6KFNhrbt
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Gregoire's proposed college cuts not as deep as expected
Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Jan. 11, 2009
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/395637_legislature12.html
State running dry / Economy erodes capacity to fund public programs
Clark College already has cut its budget by 4.3 percent — about $400,000 — under a “soft” hiring freeze the governor ordered last fall, said college President Bob Knight. The college also eliminated most travel and personal service contracts.
The Columbian, Jan. 10, 2009
http://www.columbian.com/article/20090111/NEWS02/701119973
TRENDS| HORIZONS | EDUCATION
College Affordability: The Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing
Inside Higher Ed, Jan. 12, 2009
http://www.insidehighered.com/views/2009/01/12/carnevale
POLITICS | LOCAL, STATE, NATIONAL
Dems in control but not in sync as Legislature opens
Seattle Times, Jan. 12, 2009
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2008617180_tension12m.html
Boeing wants state to boost training, trim labor costs
The Herald, Jan. 12, 2009
"We don't want to step backward," said Linda Lanham, executive director of the Aerospace Futures Alliance. ... Lanham said her group plans to work closely with a legislative task force this year to push for a statewide aerospace training program. "We're not meeting the skills the industry needs," Lanham said. "They step up to the plate when there's a heavy demand but there's no consistency."
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