SBCTC NEWS LINKS | Articles about – and of interest to – Washington state community and technical colleges
SYSTEM NEWS | OPINIONS
Faith gives Peninsula HS grad strength to succeed
Peninsula Gateway, Feb. 19, 2009 ( Tacoma CC, All Washington Academic Team)
http://www.gateline.com/104/story/3499.html
Job Seekers Scrambling To Find More Stable Careers
KIRO TV, Feb. 19, 2009 (North Seattle CC)
http://www.kirotv.com/money/18753967/detail.html
Lower Columbia College librarians can now answer questions online
The Washington State Library and the SBCTC purchased AskWa for one year for community colleges across the state.
The Daily News, Feb. 20, 2009
http://www.tdn.com/articles/2009/02/20/area_news/doc499e0f24f0141356562441.txt
From combat to college: A tough transition that few understand
Wenatchee World, Feb. 21, 2009 (Wenatchee Valley College)
http://wenatcheeworld.com/article/20090221/NEWS04/702219970
Running Start to a Well-Prepared Future
Colors Northwest, Feb. 23, 2009 (Clark, Edmonds, Seattle Central, Pierce, South Seattle, Green River)
http://colorsnw.com/colors/2009/02/23/running-start-to-a-well-prepared-future/
TRENDS| HORIZONS | EDUCATION
A Jobs Bill for the College-Educated
… This isn't a bill for people with shovels, it's a bill for people with training and college degrees …
… But the American economy has shifted so much that even when policy makers try to craft an economic solution that specifically helps out those low-skilled workers most hurt by the downturn, Carnevale says, "you bump into skill issues" and discover that many of the available jobs will require additional, significant training or education.
Inside Higher Ed, Feb. 23, 2009
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/02/23/stimulus
Elderly Emerge as a New Class of Workers -- and the Jobless
Wall Street Journal, Feb. 23, 2009
http://online.wsj.com/article_email/SB123535088586444925-lMyQjAxMDI5MzI1MzMyNTMwWj.html
POLITICS | LOCAL, STATE, NATIONAL
State Legislature to pick up pace this week
The Daily News, Feb. 23, 2009
http://www.tdn.com/articles/2009/02/23/breaking_news/doc49a2c53d13bdc034297897.txt
OPINION: Undocumented kids can be state resource
The News Tribune, Feb. 20, 2009 (HB 1706)
http://www.thenewstribune.com/opinion/othervoices/story/632659.html
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