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BUDGET-RELATED
State lawmakers may go to special session
Seattle Times, April 27, 2009
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2009127477_legimain27m.html
‘Brutal’ session comes to close
Spokesman Review, April 27, 2009
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2009/apr/27/brutal-session-comes-to-close/
Wash. Legislature passes budget to bridge $9B gap
Seattle PI, April 26, 2009
http://www.seattlepi.com/local/6420ap_wa_xgr_budget.html
SYSTEM NEWS | OPINIONS
Skills center branch in works for Walla Walla
TriCity Herald, April 27, 2009 (Walla Walla CC)
http://www.tri-cityherald.com/kennewick_pasco_richland/story/557696.html
People & Places: Philip Rasmussen recently joined the Wenatchee Valley College Board of Trustees
Wenatchee World, April 27, 2009
http://wenatcheeworld.com/article/20090427/BIZ/704279978/-1/BIZ?People-&-places
School Winners: State honors
Everett Community College students Kelsey Musgrove, 17, of Stanwood and Nina Nikolova, 20, of Marysville were recently honored by Gov. Christine Gregoire for becoming members of the Washington All-Academic Team.
The Herald, April 27, 2009
http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20090427/LIVING/704279994
Help for idled Boeing workers
A new WorkSource center in Lynnwood provides job search assistance, workshops and information on training opportunities.
The Herald, April 25, 2009 (Edmonds CC)
http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20090425/BIZ/704259938
Obama Remarks on Higher Education
… And to help us achieve that goal, we are investing $2.5 billion to identify and support innovative initiatives that have a record of success in boosting enrollment and graduation rates, initiatives like the I-BEST program in Washington state that combines basic and career skills classes to ensure that students not only complete college, but are competitive in the workforce from the moment they graduate.
Washington Post, April 24, 2009
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/24/AR2009042402380.html
State Budget Deal Would Mean $4 Billion in Spending Cuts
Kitsap Sun, April 24, 2009 (Olympic College)
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2009/apr/24/state-budget-deal-would-mean-4-billion-in-cuts/
SPSCC opens 'green' greenhouse
The Olympian, April 24, 2009
http://www.theolympian.com/topstories/story/831004.html
Get noticed by employers
Columbia Basin Herald, April 22, 2009 (Big Bend CC)
http://www.bigbend.edu/aboutbigbend/admin/Documents/4-22-09%20Job%20and%20Career%20Fair%20.pdf
SWINE FLU
Colleges and Universities Pandemic Influenza Planning Checklist
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services website, April 27, 2009
http://www.pandemicflu.gov/plan/collegeschecklist.html
Swine flu worry: US advises against Mexico trips
Associated Press, April 27, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090427/ap_on_he_me/med_swine_flu
US declares public health emergency for swine flu
Seattle Times, April 27, 2009
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2009125338_apusswinefluemergency.html
TRENDS| HORIZONS | EDUCATION
End the University as We Know It
If higher education is to thrive, colleges and universities, like Wall Street and Detroit, must be rigorously regulated and completely restructured.
New York Times, April 27, 2009
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/27/opinion/27taylor.html?_r=1&emc=eta1
Presidential search records destroyed at Hocking College
Columbus Dispatch, April 24, 2009
http://www.columbusdispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2009/04/24/hc_records.html?sid=101
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