SBCTC NEWS LINKS | Articles about – and of interest to – Washington state community and technical colleges
SYSTEM NEWS | OPINIONS
Laid-off Workers Can Tap Stimulus Funds for Retraining
KUOW NPR, April 7, 2009 (Worker Retraining, WDCs)
http://www.kuow.org/program.php?id=17280 – several media options for listening to podcast)
Time for state's colleges to get creative with budget
Winter quarter admissions at Lower Columbia College were up 20 percent from the previous year. Some community colleges in the state already have had to turn away laid-off workers for lack of retraining funds.
The Daily News, April 7, 2009
http://www.tdn.com/articles/2009/04/07/editorial/doc49da976097181099113835.txt
Feel Good about Our Industry
.. Together we developed the idea of a "school of the year" program. … Four regional finalists are: Ohio Technical College, Piedmont Technical College, Shoreline Community College, Smoky Hill High School.
Tech Shop, April 6, 2009
http://www.techshop-ets.blogspot.com/
ESL classes cut at Issaquah church
Issaquah Press, April 6, 2009 (Renton TC)
http://www.issaquahpress.com/2009/04/06/esl-classes-cut-at-issaquah-church/
Never underestimate the power of bacon
The Herald, April 7, 2009 (Everett CC)
http://heraldnet.com/article/20090407/NEWS01/704079896
TRENDS| HORIZONS | EDUCATION
'Morphing' Community Colleges
Inside Higher Ed, April 7, 2009
With some offering bachelor's degrees and others building dorms or creating campuses for businesses, institutional leaders consider how to define missions and emphasize the associate degree.
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/04/07/aacc
Embedding English in Job Training
Inside Higher Ed, April 7, 2009
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/04/07/english
Rise in Distance Enrollments
Community colleges continue to see increases in distance education enrollments, according to a report
Inside Higher Ed, April 6, 2009
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/04/06/distance
Washington’s State Budget and Washington State’s Competitiveness
Xconomy, April 6, 2009
POLITICS | LOCAL, STATE, NATIONAL
$3 billion stimulus plan to make public buildings energy efficient
House Bill 2334 would borrow money to create jobs, weatherize buildings
News Tribune, April 7, 2009
http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/story/701492.html
State plan would use $3 billion to create jobs, save energy
… $2.7 billion would go into public schools and colleges for 4,458 projects ranging from removing or sealing asbestos, repairing roofs and replacing old furnaces with newer, energy-efficient systems. Another $300 million would go specifically into retrofitting state buildings with equipment to curb energy use.
The Herald, April 7, 2009
http://heraldnet.com/article/20090407/NEWS01/704079880
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