SBCTC NEWS LINKS | Articles about – and of interest to – Washington state community and technical colleges
SYSTEM NEWS | OPINIONS
Restoring the Earth helps veterans heal
CNN, May 19, 2009 (Green River CC)
http://edition.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/worklife/05/19/veterans.green.jobs/
Cellarbration! raises record amount of money
Columbia Basin Herald, May 19, 2009 (Big Bend CC)
http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/articles/2009/05/19/news/doc4a131a1c0fb73371016072.txt
Scholarly Success: LCC's Cami Wood collects unexpected honor
The Daily News, May 16, 2009
http://www.tdn.com/articles/2009/05/16/area_news/doc4a0e0460e4f2c861425189.txt
Sustainable building program moves to OC in Bremerton
Kitsap Peninsula Business Journal, May 2, 2009
http://kpbj.com/realestateconstruction/articles/2009-05-02-RAC-04.html
TRENDS| HORIZONS | EDUCATION
Education: the main engine of our economic recovery
Seattle PI Blog, May 19, 2009
http://blog.seattlepi.com/larryseaquist/archives/168977.asp
What Does a Degree Cost?
Inside Higher Ed, May 19, 2009
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/05/19/degree
Report says US students lagging in biosciences
Wash. state in second tier of bioscience achievement ratings
Washington Post, May 18, 2009
Graduates get option to repay student loans based on income
Starting July 1, borrowers of student loans will have a new option: a repayment program that caps monthly payments based on income. The option targets borrowers who would have a hard time paying basic living expenses if they had to make standard monthly payments on their loans.
USA Today, May 15, 2009
http://www.usatoday.com/money/perfi/columnist/block/2009-05-18-student-loans-repayment-options_N.htm
POLITICS | LOCAL, STATE, NATIONAL
Mr. Carlyle Goes to Olympia
The Stranger, May 18, 2009
http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2009/05/18/mr-carlyle-goes-to-olympia
Gregoire signs 24 bills, partially vetoed green jobs and health partnership plan bill
Capitol Record, May 18, 2009
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