SBCTC NEWS LINKS | Articles about – and of interest to – Washington state community and technical colleges
SYSTEM NEWS | OPINIONS
Restoring American Leadership in Higher Education
· Video segment featuring Pierce College I-BEST, at about 11:30 to 16:50. Includes interviews with students, Michelle Johnson, Amy Metcalfe, Tina Bloomer. Video footage provided by Clover Park TC, Highline CC, Lake Washington TC.
· Main interview about I-BEST with Tina Bloomer, SBCTC workforce education policy associate, at about 23:30.
Education News Parents Can Use, ED.gov television, May edition
http://connectlive.com/events/ednews/20090519.html
Students cross state line to get ag degree
Columbia Basin College and Oregon State University's agriculture program at Eastern Oregon University in LaGrande, Ore. have teamed up to provide a four-year production agriculture degree.
Capital Press, May 21, 2009
http://www.capitalpress.info/main.asp?SectionID=67&SubSectionID=618&ArticleID=51477&TM=52412.73
Davis High director sees himself in students
Ramos graduated from high school with a 3.52 GPA, a varsity letter in track, a membership in the National Honor Society and $600 in scholarship money to attend Yakima Valley Community College …
Yakima Herald-Republic, May 21, 2009
http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2009/05/20/davis-high-director-sees-himself-in-students
First time for everything
He will be the first in his family to go to college, attending Spokane Community College in the fall to study diesel mechanics.
Spokesman Review, May 20, 2009
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2009/may/20/first-time-everything/
TRENDS| HORIZONS | EDUCATION
California Community Colleges May Reduce Enrollment by 250,000 Students
Chronicle of Higher Education, May 21, 2009
http://chronicle.com/temp/email2.php?id=bxyfwrxhyp3zjbddYykKfkwG4Z59SwsS
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New Report Says 2-Year Degrees Are Keys to Obama's Goal
Chronicle of Higher Education, May 20, 2009
http://chronicle.com/news/article/6511/new-report-says-2-year-degrees-are-keys-to-obamas-goal
Another Whack at Comparing Countries' College Output
The report, released by Jobs for the Future's Making Opportunity Affordable project, points to the need for the U.S. "to shift public resources toward less costly sub-Bachelor’s programs in community colleges, while ensuring these programs lead more students to successful outcomes, including credentials and degrees of value in the labor market.
Inside Higher Ed, May 21, 2009
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/05/21/qt#199353
Feeling Burdened? Click Here
College officials who complain about the ever-growing volumes of federal regulations that apply to their institutions have a new way to vent. The federal Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance has created a Web site where college administrators or others can identify federal student aid rules that are "duplicative, no longer necessary, inconsistent with other federal regulations, and/or overly burdensome"; a committee of officials will then review and make recommendations to Congress on how lawmakers might streamline or reduce the regulatory burden on colleges. Review will begin on July 15, so start your bitchin'.
Inside Higher Ed, May 21, 2009
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/05/21/qt#199345
When a Twittering College President Is Not Who He Seems
Chronicle of Higher Education, May 21, 2009
http://chronicle.com/temp/email2.php?id=Ysbg48TtyzzpwYyVrhbfm2pNRzSvDdkt
This article will be available to non-subscribers of The Chronicle for up to five days after it is e-mailed.
POLITICS | LOCAL, STATE, NATIONAL
Recession could end by third quarter, state's chief economist says
Olympia Business Watch, May 20, 2009
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