Friday, March 27, 2009

NEWS LINKS | March 27, 2009

SBCTC NEWS LINKS | Articles about – and of interest to – Washington state community and technical colleges


 

SYSTEM NEWS | OPINIONS

 

Lower Columbia College students named to All-Washington Academic Team

The Daily News, March 27, 2009

http://www.tdn.com/articles/2009/03/27/top_story/doc49cc5f59aa74d439630009.txt

 

Pierce College students Scaniffe, Leavitt honored with spots on All-Washington Academic Team

Puyallup Herald, March 5, 2009

http://www.puyallupherald.com/108/story/3602.html

 

 

TRENDS| HORIZONS | EDUCATION

 

Despite downturn, Boeing has jobs to fill

KING 5 News, March 26, 2009

http://www.king5.com/business/stories/NW_032609BUB-boeing-hiring-KS.73d01635.html

 

Don't Foreclose On Our Future: Invest In Public Higher Education

Huffington Post, March 26, 2009

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/shirley-strum-kenny/dont-foreclose-on-our-fut_b_179512.html

 

Maricopa Community Colleges Reject Hike in Tuition

Arizona Republic, March 26, 2009

http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/2009/03/26/20090326tuition0326.html

 

Louisiana's Public Colleges Prepare to Cut Costs
Times Picayune, March 26, 2009

http://www.nola.com/news/index.ssf/2009/03/louisianas_public_colleges_pre.html

 

 

POLITICS | LOCAL, STATE, NATIONAL

 

$500M in state higher education cuts expected

The News Tribune, March 27, 2009

http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/northwest/story/690132.html

 

State Senate budget would cut $500 million from higher education

The News Tribune, March 26, 2009

http://www.thenewstribune.com/topstories/story/689632.html

 

 

FRIDAY LITE

 

Political Watch: Stop and Smell the Flowers

The Olympian, March 25, 2009

http://videos.theolympian.com/vmix_hosted_apps/p/media?id=3536281&item_index=2&all=1&sort=NULL

 

Rep. Skip Priest's debut as a musical theater star - sort of

The News Tribune, March 26, 2009

http://blogs.thenewstribune.com/politics/2009/03/26/rep_skip_priest_s_debut_as_a_musical_the

 

 


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