SBCTC NEWS LINKS | Articles about – and of interest to – Washington state community and technical colleges
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South Seattle Community College's Wine Making Program: Profile of Caroline Williams
Ford Foundation's Community Colleges Bridges To Opportunity, July 8, 2009
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUjcJuVmddg
Community Colleges Get Respect: $12 Billion For Community Colleges
President Obama announced a new plan for community colleges this week. He says community colleges are treated like an afterthought, if they're thought about at all. Do you agree? What's been your experience with community college?
KUOW FM NPR, The Conversation Podcast, July 16, 2009 (Michele Johnson, Pierce College)
http://www.kuow.org/program.php?id=17967
Transue will head state community college association
Tacoma Daily Index, July 17, 2009
http://www.tacomadailyindex.com/portals-code/list.cgi?paper=88&cat=23&id=1589303&more=0
Washington aerospace, machinist workforce aging, senator says
U.S. Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., on Thursday held a hearing on preparing workers for jobs of the future. Attendees from Washington state included … Kathy Cooper, policy associate in the Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges.
Seattle PI Blog, July 17, 2009
http://blog.seattlepi.com/aerospace/archives/173888.asp
Computer Clubhouse gets $15,000 grant
The News Tribune, July 19, 2009 (Pierce College)
http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/story/815220.html
Middle-aged, doing homework: Life in retraining
The Herald, July 19, 2009 (Edmonds CC, Everett CC)
http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20090719/BIZ/707199925
Your next career: Where retrained workers are headed
The Herald, July 20, 2009 (Edmonds CC, Everett CC, SBCTC)
http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20090720/BIZ/707209978&news01ad=1
Droves of Jobseekers Passing Through WorkSource Kitsap's Doors
Kitsap Sun, July 20, 2009 (Olympic College)
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2009/jul/20/droves-of-jobseekers-passing-through-worksource/
Did you attend a community college?
Seattle Post Intelligencer Boomer Consumer blog, July 17, 2009
http://blog.seattlepi.com/boomerconsumer/archives/173963.asp
TRENDS| HORIZONS | EDUCATION
How Obama's $12-Billion Plan Could Change 2-Year Colleges
The Chronicle of Higher Education, July 17, 2009
http://chronicle.com/temp/email2.php?id=mxm5hqHVwj9WbshXcscpkkRBnFfttQpf
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Op-Ed by David Brooks: No Size Fits All
If you visit a four-year college, you can predict what sort of student you are going to bump into. If you visit a community college, you have no idea.
New York Times, July 17, 2009
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/17/opinion/17brooks.html?ref=opinion
Responses to David Brooks Op-Ed: Why Students Drop Out of College
New York Times, July 19, 2009
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/20/opinion/l20college.html
Downloading a college degree
MSNBC News What Works, July 19, 2009
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032619/#31971183
2 college leaders forced to quit jobs
The Arizona Republic, July 18, 2009
Two Maricopa Community Colleges presidents embroiled in controversy over foreign travel and financial oversight were forced to step down Wednesday. http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2009/07/18/20090718CollegeQuit-CR.html
Trade schools boom with enrollees twice the age of typical student
USA Today, July 19, 2009
http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2009-07-19-tradeschools_N.htm
When Computers Leave Classrooms, So Does Boredom
Chronicle of Higher Education, July 24, 2009
http://chronicle.com/free/v55/i42/42a00103.htm?utm_source=pm&utm_medium=en
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