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SYSTEM NEWS | OPINIONS
Enrollment Soars at Community Colleges
"You know, people aren't screwing around right now," says Charlie Earl, who directs the state's Community and Technical College Board.
KPLU FM NPR, July 5, 2009 (Lower Columbia College, Seattle CCs, Edmonds CC, Tacoma CC)
A maritime college blossoms in Ballard
Seattle PI, July 5, 2009 (Seattle Central CC, Seattle Maritime Academy)
http://www.seattlepi.com/local/407727_maritime06.html
Four-day camp promotes four years of college
The Wenatchee World, July 3, 2009 (Wenatchee Valley)
CCs of Spokane projects worth $30 million slated / Work at both campuses here set to begin this summer
Spokane Journal of Business, July 3, 2009
http://www.spokanejournal.com/article.php?id=4840
New Library in Grandview
The city of Grandview and the YVCC Campus there had until the end of June to secure 2 million dollars for a new library.
KIMA CBS 29, July 2, 2009
http://www.kimatv.com/news/local/49725892.html
Feds give WVC $2 million for migrant student program
The Wenatchee World, July 2, 2009
TRENDS| HORIZONS | EDUCATION
Jill Biden Shines a Global Spotlight on American Community Colleges
Chronicle of Higher Education, July 5, 2009
http://chronicle.com/news/article/6736?utm_source=at&utm_medium=en
Job Retraining May Fall Short of High Hopes
New York Times, July 6, 2009
As the stimulus plan directs large sums to retraining programs, there are questions about whether they work
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/06/us/06retrain.html?emc=eta1
So Sue Me
Inside Higher Ed, July 6, 2009
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/07/06/edison
The Next Open Source Movement
Inside Higher Ed, July 6, 2009
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/07/06/kuali
George Boggs, AACC: Top 5 reasons to attend a community college
The Examiner, July 4, 2009
Oakton [IL] Community College arming campus police this fall
Daily Herald, July 3, 2009
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=304624
POLITICS | LOCAL, STATE, NATIONAL
Rep. Reuven Carlyle: Let's seize 'the opportunity of this crisis'
Some suggestions for reform: Bring back shop class by forming new partnerships with community and technical colleges. Unleash the University of Washington and other colleges by giving them control over their own budgets instead of forcing them to play politics to keep legislators happy. Mostly, let's admit that our education focus has been on inputs (more money) and process (fewer hard decisions), rather than on outcomes and results.
Crosscut, July 6, 2009
http://crosscut.com/2009/07/06/politics-government/19096/
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