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College opportunity draws minority students /Record numbers visit Everett CC to study their college options
The Herald, Jan. 20, 2009 (Students of Color Career Conference)
$700,000 from feds for skills training
Six projects in Washington state that are geared toward developing local economies and training the local work force have received about $700,000 in federal funds.
Seattle Times, Jan. 20, 2009 (Workforce Education)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2008647375_webtraining20m.html?syndication=rss
Small crowd watches inauguration at YVCC
Yakima Herald, Jan. 20, 2009
http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/10937
Nursing shortage persists despite efforts of three local schools
Yakima Herald, Jan. 18, 2009 (Yakima Valley College)
No new students at UW in Seattle this spring
He said almost all spring applicants are transfer students. About two-thirds typically come from community colleges; the rest come from other four-year colleges.
Seattle Times, Jan. 16, 2009
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008639109_webuwfreeze16.html
STEM school to be named Delta High
Tri-City Herald, Jan. 16, 2009 (Columbia Basin College)
http://www.tri-cityherald.com/kennewick_pasco_richland/story/447311.html
Penguin pride: Clark College poised to play “vital role” in region’s success
Daily Insider, Jan. 15, 2009
http://dailyinsider.info/01_15_09.html
TRENDS| HORIZONS | EDUCATION
Lost Before They Start
· The problem with remedial education at community colleges may not be the courses, but the sequences — and how students progress (or never do), study suggests.
· . . . courses that quickly connect remedial instruction to a student’s occupational interests also seem promising.” In some cases, to show students the value of program completion, “a college might offer students an opportunity to take appropriately designed occupational courses before subjecting them to remedial instruction,” the report says. [Sounds like I-BEST model]
Inside Higher Ed, Jan. 19, 2009 (Achieving the Dream)
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/01/19/remedial
In a tough job market, college grads fare better
Seattle Times, Jan. 19, 2009
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2008641294_collegegrads18.html
Finding work not easy, even for new college grads
Yakima Herald, Jan. 18, 2009
http://www.yakimaherald.com/stories/2009/01/17/finding-work-not-easy-even-for-new-college-grads
Fallout From Auto Industry Collapse
Inside Higher Ed, Jan. 20, 2009
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/01/20/auto
POLITICS | LOCAL, STATE, NATIONAL
Opinion: Gov. Gregoire deserves credit for a serious state budget
Seattle Times, Jan. 20, 2009
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/editorialsopinion/2008646909_edita20sixhundred.html
Former legislator to fill vacant seat
Former Rep. Don Cox was appointed Monday to fill the 9th District seat left vacant by the death of Rep. Steve Hailey, R-Mesa, Franklin County.
Seattle times, Jan. 20, 2009
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008647376_webformerrep20m.html
Education leaders focus on the future / Looking beyond the state's budget gloom
Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Jan. 20, 2009
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/396735_education20.html
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