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Cultural exchange program changes students’ views, enlightens future leaders
Auburn Reporter, August 7, 2009 (Green River CC)
http://www.pnwlocalnews.com/south_king/aub/news/52552042.html
Olympic College Camps Sneak in Some Summer Learning
Kitsap Sun, August 7, 2009
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2009/aug/07/olympic-college-camps-sneak-in-some-summer/
Urban garden offers opportunity for education
He calls horticulture a "passion" and says he's taken nearly every horticulture class offered at South Seattle Community College …
Seattle Post Intelligencer, August 8, 2009
http://www.seattlepi.com/local/6420ap_wa_bremerton_secret_garden.html
Vocational teachers are unsung heroes
Registrations this summer for South Puget Sound Community College’s fall programs already have reached high numbers. This will cause headaches for SPSCC administrators because the community college doesn’t limit enrollments, despite this year’s budget cuts and other shrinking resources.
The Olympian, August 9, 2009
http://www.theolympian.com/opinion/story/934762.html
Greater access to online education needed
The Daily News, August 10, 2009 (Lower Columbia College)
http://tdn.com/articles/2009/08/10/editorial/doc4a7fc16e68962645635004.txt
EvCC makes way for supergym: The planned fitness center includes many extras, including a climbing wall
The Herald, August 10, 2009
http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20090810/NEWS01/708109890#EvCC.makes.way.for.supergym
Funding Supports Worker Retraining Program at Cascadia
Cascadia Community College recently received a grant from the Snohomish County Workforce Development Council to expand its capacity …
Eastside Business Journal, August 10, 2009
http://eastsidebusinessjournal.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3134&Itemid=1
Two Years is a Good Start / Community colleges have a lot to offer. Don't overlook them.
"As a function of the economy, what we're seeing is a perfect storm for enrollment," says Norma Kent, who edits the Community College Times. ...
At North Seattle Community College, limited classroom space has forced the school to look elsewhere to take on more students: namely, the Internet …
Newsweek, August 12, 2009
http://www.newsweek.com/id/210902
TRENDS| HORIZONS | EDUCATION
U.S. Sen. Patty Murray continues push for state education
The bill would provide strategies to give high school students more help as they prepare for the transition out of high school with hands-on job training experience; … enhanced guidance and career-education programs; collaboration with regional employers, post-secondary institutions, and workforce and economic development representatives. [and] … create “career pathways” that would provide students with hands-on experience and contextual learning in a field they are interested in.
Central Kitsap Reporter, August 7, 2009
http://www.pnwlocalnews.com/kitsap/ckr/news/52619967.html
Gender, Majors and Money
Why do men earn more than women? Educational choices could be a key factor, raising questions about what colleges should do to promote economic equity, study finds.
Inside Higher Ed, August 10, 2009
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/08/10/majors
The Parent Gap
Beliefs of mothers and fathers of low-income eighth graders -- about paying for college, etc. -- hinder later college enrollments, study finds.
Inside Higher Ed, August 10, 2009
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/08/10/parents
Here's a Wise Investment: Help Students Who Need Money to Finish ...
Some people blame the students and their families: They didn't save for college. They chose expensive four-year schools when community college classes were just as good for the first two years.
Washington Post, August 10, 2009
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/09/AR2009080902018.html
She Loves Her Job: Why Jill Biden is so devoted to community colleges
Newsweek, August 12, 2009
http://www.newsweek.com/id/210915
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