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SYSTEM NEWS | OPINIONS
Math is everywhere, kids learn
“Numbers heroes, who in another time might have been labeled math geeks, ruled the day at the fourth-annual Math to Careers Conference at Clover Park Technical College.”
The News Tribune, May 13, 2009
http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/story/739940.html
The News Tribune blog has a related story, including a math rap video performed at the CPTC math conference: http://blogs.thenewstribune.com/street/2009/05/12/math_is_what_ya_do_video_by_tha_duke
Time capsule from 1984 yields Clark College relics, mementoes
The Columbian, May 13, 2009
http://www.columbian.com/article/20090513/NEWS02/705139943
She’s 19 - time for grad school
“Laken was home-schooled through tenth grade. She began the Running Start program at Yakima Valley Community College at age 16, and transferred to UI at 18.”
KLEW TV, May 12, 2009
http://www.klewtv.com/news/local/44838947.html
BUDGET-RELATED
EWU president to pitch plan to shed 110 jobs, raise tuition
The Spokesman-Review, May 13, 2009
Cuts at Top Spare Kitsap WSU Extension Programs
Kitsap Sun, May 12, 2009
TRENDS| HORIZONS | EDUCATION
Two stories:
· Low-Income Students Unaware of Aid Options, Report Says
· Call for Better Assessment at Community Colleges
Inside Higher Ed, May 13, 2009
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/05/13/qt#198757
POLITICS | LOCAL, STATE, NATIONAL
Gregoire signs Seattle viaduct bill
Gregoire also heads to Grays Harbor College on Wednesday to sign a bill spending $620 million on pontoons for a new Highway 520 floating bridge. Sites in Aberdeen and Hoquiam are under consideration for the project.
Seattle Times, May 12, 2009
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009212165_webviaduct12.html
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