SBCTC NEWS LINKS | Articles about – and of interest to – Washington state community and technical colleges
SYSTEM NEWS | OPINIONS
BCC science programs get new $34 million digs
Bellevue Reporter, March 12, 2009
http://www.pnwlocalnews.com/east_king/bel/news/41167744.html
Preschools May Fall Victim To Budget Cuts
KAPP TV, March 16, 2009 (Yakima Valley CC)
http://www.kapptv.com/news/?sect_rank=1§ion_id=22&story_id=13263
WA Community and Technical College Degrees Could Count For High School Diplomas
NW Public Radio, March 16, 2009
http://www.nwpr.org/07/HomepageArticles/Article.aspx?n=5206
HB 1758 http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1758
Everett Community College students create opportunity
Students from the School of Business Design learn what it takes to start and run a successful company
The Herald, March 17, 2009
Editorial: Globalization demands more foreign-language study, not less
Seattle Times, March 17, 2009 (Seattle Central CC)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/editorialsopinion/2008869837_editb17languages.html
TRENDS| HORIZONS | EDUCATION
Washington Sees Excess in Its Fund for Jobless
New York Times, March 15, 2009
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/15/us/15seattle.html?_r=2
Fund skills center, backers beg
The News Tribune, March 17, 2009
http://www.thenewstribune.com/topstory/story/671022.html
State Colleges Also Face Cuts in Ambitions
… So it is a real question how many public research universities the nation can afford, and what share of resources should go to less expensive forms of education, like community colleges.
New York Times, March 17, 2009
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/17/us/17university.html?_r=1&emc=eta1
POLITICS | LOCAL, STATE, NATIONAL
State budget comes down to unpleasant choices
When it comes to closing the $8.5 billion shortfall in the state budget, the first $5 billion is pretty easy to solve. But that still leaves the state with some gut-wrenching choices to close the rest of the huge budget gap.
Seattle Times, March 16, 2009
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2008861519_budget15m.html
Jarrett enters King County Executive race
Mercer Island Reporter, March 16, 2009
http://www.pnwlocalnews.com/east_king/mir/news/41322189.html
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