SBCTC NEWS LINKS | Articles about – and of interest to – Washington state community and technical colleges
SYSTEM NEWS | OPINIONS
Gregoire: Building to revive economy
Community colleges: Nearly $140 million for new or renovated buildings, including a new humanities and classroom building at Green River Community College in Auburn, a new chemistry and life-sciences building at Spokane Falls Community College, and a new vocational building at Columbia Basin College in Pasco.
Seattle Times, Jan. 16, 2009
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2008634902_govstimulus16m.html
Retraining programs in Washington state attract students amid funding doubts
Puget Sound Business Journal, Jan. 16, 2009 (Everett CC, Seattle Central CC, SBCTC, WFTB)
http://seattle.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/2009/01/19/story9.html?t=printable
Gregoire unveils $1.2B stimulus package
Puget Sound Business Journal, Jan. 16, 2009
http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/2009/01/12/daily28.html
Columbia Basin College project included in program to create jobs
Tri-City Herald, Jan. 16, 2009
http://www.tri-cityherald.com/kennewick_pasco_richland/story/447004.html
Knight sees ‘bright future’ for Clark College despite economy
The Columbian, Jan. 16, 2009
http://www.columbian.com/article/20090116/NEWS02/701169953/-1/NEWSLOCAL
College cuts, tuition hikes loom ahead
Lynnwood/Mountlake Terrace Enterprise, Jan. 14, 2009 (Edmonds CC, Shoreline CC)
BTC moves Forward with Pilot Project for Mini-Refinery
Bellingham Herald, Dec. 15, 2008
http://www.btc.ctc.edu/welcome/News/PilotPlant.pdf
TRENDS| HORIZONS | EDUCATION
Manna From Heaven (er, Washington) - House economic stimulus package
Portion of $4 billion in grants for adult education and job training, a significant amount of which could flow to community colleges and for-profit institutions that provide career-related training.
Inside Higher Ed, Jan. 16, 2009
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/01/16/stimulus
POLITICS | LOCAL, STATE, NATIONAL
Fourth union sues Gregoire over contract money
Seattle Times, Jan. 15, 2009
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008632505_webunion15.html
FROM THE ‘THINGS COULD BE MESSIER’ FILE
Feces-throwing monkey on the loose
Fox News, Jan. 15, 2009
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,480003,00.html
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