SBCTC NEWS LINKS | Articles about – and of interest to – Washington state community and technical colleges
SYSTEM NEWS | OPINIONS
Off Beat: Clark College time capsule chock full of news from earlier eras
The Columbian, June 7, 2009
High praise for alternative high school students
“I plan to go to Big Bend Community College in September to be a medical technician and hope to go to work for a clinic or hospital.” I just need to accumulate enough credits so I can go to community college and learn a trade,”
Othello Outlook, June 6, 2009
http://othellooutlook.com/?p=2164
Food Banks Help Olympic College Students
In a series of forums last summer, students told MacLennan and OC President David Mitchell they need more help with basic services like food, housing and financial aid — or their dream of getting an education may slip away. The college has aggressively responded. At the students' request, it now has food banks at all three of its branches.
Kitsap Sun, June 5, 2009
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2009/jun/05/food-banks-helping-out-oc-students/
Highline College Scholars Earn $624,000 In Financial Aid
B-Town (Burien) Blog, June 5, 2009
http://www.b-townblog.com/2009/06/05/highline-college-scholars-earn-624000-in-financial-aid/
TRENDS| HORIZONS | EDUCATION
OP-ED: Five Ways to Fix America’s Schools
New York Times, June 8, 2009
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/08/opinion/08levy.html?_r=1&emc=eta1
The Impact of Student Employment
Inside Higher Ed, June 8, 2009
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/06/08/work
Schwarzenegger Wants More Part-Time Faculty at Community Colleges
Inside Higher Ed, June 8, 2009
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/06/08/qt#200633
Tenure's Value ... to Society
Inside Higher Ed, June 8, 2009
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/06/08/metro
POLITICS | LOCAL, STATE, NATIONAL
Got a Political Career? Don't Tweet It Away.
Washington Post, June 8, 2009
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/07/AR2009060702493.html
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