SBCTC NEWS LINKS | Articles about – and of interest to – Washington state community and technical colleges
SYSTEM NEWS | OPINIONS
Great debate: LCC student makes waves at national competition
The Daily News, April 6, 2009
http://www.tdn.com/articles/2009/04/06/area_news/doc49d97ed69ebd1957476879.txt#blogcomments
Gregoire: The study confirmed a lot of what we know
Murray: “When it comes to aerospace, our higher education system is second to none.”
The Capitol Record, April 9, 2009
Laid-off and offline
KOMO News, April 10, 2009 (North Seattle CC)
http://www.komonews.com/news/42761402.html
Opinion: A 30 percent tuition hike at state colleges curbs access
The governor's plan will destroy the college dreams of kids from middle-income families.
Walla Walla Union-Bulletin, April 10, 2009
http://union-bulletin.com/articles/2009/04/10/opinion/daily_editorial/090409editorialtuitionincr.txt
TRENDS| HORIZONS | EDUCATION
2 dead in murder-suicide at Henry Ford CC
Detroit Free Press, April 10, 2009
Higher tuition doesn’t equate with less access
The News Tribune, April 9, 2009
http://www.thenewstribune.com/callaghan/story/704018.html
Report disputes immigrants' drain on state and local economies
Seattle Times, April 9, 2009
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009010110_stateimmigrants09m.html
POLITICS | LOCAL, STATE, NATIONAL
WA State Senator Warns of Special Session
Northwest Public Radio, April 9, 2009
http://www.nwpr.org/07/HomepageArticles/Article.aspx?n=5328
Moving toward end game in the Legislature
Crosscut, April 9, 2009
http://crosscut.com/blog/crosscut/18915/
Miloscia to head audit review
"For whatever reason, the governor has let off the community colleges from the program," Miloscia said. "She has decided that accreditation is the same as Baldrige. And I am absolutely, passionately opposed to that." Miloscia wants it known that being academically accredited is not the same as being Baldrige approved.
The Olympian, April 9, 2009
http://www.theolympian.com/adamwilson/story/814881.html
Washington aerospace: An industry in peril
The News Tribune, April 9, 2009
http://www.thenewstribune.com/opinion/story/705157.html
Aerospace study: We're good, we're bad, we're ahead, we're behind
The Herald, April 9, 2009
http://heraldnet.com/article/20090409/BLOG13/904099959/-1/NEWS01
Jarrett: 'It would be terrible to close the door to colleges'
Senate Democrats Blog, April 9, 2009
FRIDAY NEWS LITE
Some Guy Who's Not Stephen Colbert To Deliver College's Commencement Speech
The Onion, April 9, 2009
http://www.theonion.com/content/news_briefs/some_guy_whos_not_stephen
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