Tuesday, March 31, 2009

NEWS LINKS | March 31, 2009

 

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


 

BUDGET RELATED

 

House Democrats propose bigger cuts for higher education

Everett Herald, March 31, 2009

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20090331/NEWS01/903319991&news01ad=1#House.Democrats.propose.bigger.cuts.for.higher.education

 

Wash. House rolls out spending cuts

The Olympian, March 31, 2009

http://www.theolympian.com/breakingnews/story/804644.html

 

Senate Budget Puts Kitsap County Closer to Four-Year Degree Program

Kitsap Sun, March 30, 2009

http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2009/mar/30/senate-budget-puts-kitsap-closer-four-year-degree-/

 

Critics call Senate's proposed cuts to schools, health care 'devastating'

Seattle PI.com, March 31, 2009

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/404423_budgetreax30ww.html

 

UW president: "This is a very nasty budget"

Seattle Times, March 31, 2009

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2008952215_highered31m.html

 

Senate budget would mean major cuts at public schools, universities

The Bellingham Herald, March 30, 2009

http://www.bellinghamherald.com/255/story/851621.html

 

Editorial: Slimmed down, the state must put education first

Seattle Times, March 30, 2009

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/editorialsopinion/2008950975_edita31senate.html

 

 

TRENDS| HORIZONS | EDUCATION

 

Revolt Against Outsourced Courses

Inside Higher Ed, March 31, 2009

http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/03/31/forthays

 

College applications now an open (Face)book

High school seniors learn a downside to social networking: lack of privacy over acceptance or rejection by universities.

Los Angeles Times, March 31, 2009

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-decisions31-2009mar31,0,4696773.story

 

 

 


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