SBCTC NEWS LINKS | Articles about – and of interest to – Washington state community and technical colleges
SYSTEM NEWS | OPINIONS
SVC tightens nursing program requirements
Skagit Valley Herald, Feb. 11, 2009
http://www.goskagit.com/home/article/svc_tightens_nursing_program_requirements/
Nursing students dropped over new standards
KING 5 TV, Feb. 11, 2009 (Skagit Valley College)
An Army of Adjuncts: More Part-Time Instruction Renews Debate Over Quality
Community College Week, Feb. 9, 2009 (Green River CC)
http://www.ccweek.com/news/templates/template.aspx?articleid=912&zoneid=7
TRENDS| HORIZONS | EDUCATION
University of Washington: Looming disaster
The UW says admissions for freshmen and transfer students would also have to be cut. Over time, the undergraduate capacity might shrink 15 percent. That's completely unacceptable. This is a state that ranks near the bottom in opportunities to pursue bachelor's degrees.
Seattle PI, Feb. 11, 2009
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/opinion/399556_uwed.html
POLITICS | LOCAL, STATE, NATIONAL
Proposed student-aid bill would extend eligibility to illegal immigrants
Seattle Times, Feb. 12, 2009
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2008735303_tuition12m.html
Budget inaction irks governor
The Olympian, Feb. 12, 2009
http://www.theolympian.com/legislature/story/756098.html
Task force needed to get rid of all these task forces
News Tribune, Feb. 12, 2009
http://www.thenewstribune.com/callaghan/story/624584.html
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