SBCTC NEWS LINKS | Articles about – and of interest to – Washington state community and technical colleges
OBAMA ADMINISTRATION’S AMERICAN GRADUATION INITIATIVE
Obama: Community colleges can help boost ailing economy
CNN, July 14, 2009
http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/07/14/obama.community.colleges/index.html
See the full transcript of President Obama’s speech : http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/Remarks-by-the-President-on-the-American-Graduation-Initiative-in-Warren-MI/
See the White House press release and fact sheet: http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/Excerpts-of-the-Presidents-remarks-in-Warren-Michigan-and-fact-sheet-on-the-American-Graduation-Initiative/
Blog: Obama makes historic community college announcement
AACC Blogspot, July 14, 2009
Obama wants $12 billion for community colleges
Bellingham Herald, July 14, 2009
http://www.bellinghamherald.com/latestheadlines/story/987781.html
SYSTEM NEWS | OPINIONS
Earn an MBA degree at EvCC on weekends
Everett Herald, July 14, 2009
http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20090714/NEWS01/707149948
Editorial: Community colleges play vital role in our future
The Spokesman-Review, July 14, 2009
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2009/jul/14/community-colleges-play-vital-role-in-our-future/
Business in brief: (Spokane CC may move jobs training)
The Spokesman-Review, July 14, 2009
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2009/jul/14/investor-seeks-facebook-shares/
TRENDS| HORIZONS | EDUCATION
Aligning Jobs and Training
Inside Higher Ed, July 14, 2009
“…Washington State’s Integrated Basic Education and Skills Training program, an initiative aimed at helping “underserved students,” was cited as an exemplar.”
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/07/14/jobs
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