SBCTC NEWS LINKS | Articles about – and of interest to – Washington state community and technical colleges
SYSTEM NEWS | OPINIONS
A Vision for History at Community Colleges
Inside Higher Ed, Jan. 27, 2009 (Highline CC, North Seattle CC, Shoreline CC.
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/01/27/history
Commentary: Cutting colleges’ adjunct instructors not a wise move
The News Tribune, Jan. 27, 2009
http://www.thenewstribune.com/opinion/othervoices/story/607688.html
Edmonds Community College exhibit reveals remarkable images of everyday students
The Herald, Jan. 27, 2009
http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20090127/NEWS01/701279854
Ample resources set Davis library apart
Yakima Herald-Republic, Jan. 25, 2009 (Yakima Valley CC)
http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2009/01/25/ample-resources-set-davis-library-apart
TRENDS| HORIZONS | EDUCATION
No-harm budget cutting has limits, educators say
News Tribune, Jan. 27, 2009
http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/northwest/story/607694.html#user_comments
Going back to school to get a job
As work in many industries dries up, a growing number of Americans are retraining for new fields in hopes of securing employment.
CNN Money Jan. 27, 2009
http://money.cnn.com/2009/01/27/news/economy/job_retraining/index.htm?postversion=2009012711
GUEST COMMENTARY: 4-year college: A high-tech answer to a fiscal challenge
The Herald, Jan. 25, 2009
CUNY Plans New Approach to Community College
New York Times, Jan. 26, 2009
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/26/education/26college.html?_r=1
MIT's Management School Shares Teaching Materials Online
The Chronicle of Higher Education, Jan. 26, 2009
http://chronicle.com/wiredcampus/index.php?id=3574&utm_source=wc&utm_medium=en
Colleges feel pain of budget crunch
The Herald, Jan. 24, 2009
http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20090124/NEWS03/701249895
Economy turns into Catch-22 for universities
Tri-City Herald, Jan. 24, 2009
http://www.tri-cityherald.com/kennewick_pasco_richland/story/456146.html
POLITICS | LOCAL, STATE, NATIONAL
Who will succeed Gov. Gregoire?
CrossCut, Jan. 26, 2009
http://crosscut.com/blog/crosscut/18794/
Viewpoint: ‘One Washington’ values must guide us through session, by Rep. Frank Chopp
This is not the time to cut back on job training, apprenticeships, and other means of providing people the skills they need for the good-paying jobs in the coming green economy.
Puget Sound Business Journal, Jan. 16, 2009
http://seattle.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/2009/01/19/editorial5.html
TOP DOG IS A CAT
That cat who is wandering all over Capitol Campus has a home
News Tribune, Jan. 26, 2009
http://blogs.thenewstribune.com/politics/2009/01/26/that_cat_who_is_wandering_all_over_capit
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