SBCTC NEWS LINKS | Articles about – and of interest to – Washington state community and technical colleges
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Renton college president's firing boomerangs on board
Seattle Times, August 20, 2009
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009694362_renton20m.html
It’s not your father’s vocational ed
This fall, Grays Harbor College will debut a new program that will give its graduates a leg up on using the kinds of machines that can do, well, anything, according to course instructor Fred Hennige.
The Daily World, August 19, 2009
http://www.thedailyworld.com/articles/2009/08/19/local_news/doc4a8c3fadf3b21767492649.txt
Editorial: Generosity by local farmers' cooperative is appreciated
The Northwest Grain Growers Board earmarked$40,100 to education programs that help farmers. The money went toward seed breeding programs at Washington State University and Oregon State University and a commercial driver training program for farmers at Walla Walla Community College.
Walla Walla Union Bulletin, August 18, 2009
TRENDS| HORIZONS | EDUCATION
WSU elevates high-tech offerings
The Columbian, August 20, 2009
http://www.columbian.com/article/20090820/NEWS02/708209958/WSU+elevates+high-tech+offerings
More White-Collar Workers Turn to Community Colleges
New York Times, August 20, 2009
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/20/education/20COMMUN.html?_r=1
Dropouts Loom Large for Schools
Community colleges are a bright spot—and focal point—in this economy. But despite high enrollment, they fight to keep students
US News & World Report, August 19, 2009
A harsh lesson in college math / With budgets strained, record numbers appeal financial aid decisions
MSNBC, August 19, 2009
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32486787/ns/us_news-washington_post/
Study Finds That Online Education Beats the Classroom
New York Times, August 19, 2009
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