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SYSTEM NEWS | OPINIONS
State Agency Orders Washington College to Reinstate Longtime Adjunct
The Chronicle of Higher Education, July 6, 2009 (Edmonds CC)
Rocket launch in Green River [Utah] draws colleges
Five colleges including: California State University - Long Beach, Arizona State University, Brigham Young University, University of Washington, and Seattle Central Community College all came to Green River to see if the rockets they worked on throughout the winter months would actually fly.
Emery County Progress, July 7, 2009
http://www.ecprogress.com/index.php?tier=1&article_id=8028
Head Start to benefit from stimulus
The Edmonds Community College Snohomish County Head Start and Early Head Start program will receive $302,560 in federal stimulus funds toward program improvements and a cost-of-living allowance, U.S. Rep. Jay Inslee announced last week.
Lynnwood Mountlake Terrace Enterprise, July 8, 2009
TRENDS| HORIZONS | EDUCATION
Has Washington crossed the Rubicon on high tuition at state universities?
Four of Washington's six universities will receive more operating revenue from tuition and fees than from state appropriation during the 2009-2011 biennium. Ann Daley of the Higher Education Coordinating Board asks if Washington will cross the line toward privatization of public universities.
Seattle Times, July 8, 2009
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/opinion/2009429291_guest08daley.html
Jill Biden Says Community Colleges Are a Key U.S. Export
New York Times, July 8, 2009
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/08/world/europe/08iht-biden.html?ref=global-home
Lawmakers, businesses jockey for 'green' jobs
MSNBC, July 8, 2009
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31687013/ns/us_news-the_elkhart_project/
Editorial: Boeing's Future Here: Region's economy at stake
Local pessimists will see the Boeing Co.'s purchase of a 787 parts plant in South Carolina as a sure sign the company plans to start moving its airplane production out of Puget Sound. The rest of us must see it for what it really is: a wake-up call -- and perhaps the last, best opportunity -- to mobilize government, labor and business in a focused, unprecedented effort to make Puget Sound the long-term aerospace capital of the world, led by a thriving Boeing Co.
The Herald, July 8, 2009
http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20090708/OPINION01/707089984/-1/OPINION#Regions.economy.at.stake
When careers need reinvention / Innovative collaborations between schools, workforce developers, and industry are helping to educate adult workers for the new jobs communities need.
Christian Science Monitor, July 7, 2009
http://features.csmonitor.com/economyrebuild/2009/07/07/when-careers-need-reinvention/
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