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Depressions then and now
As I read about parallels between the current times and the Great Depression of the 1930s, there's one glaring exception between then and now - the ever-rising cost of higher education. This is a subject dear to my heart because it was the Depression-founded junior colleges that sprang up in my home state of Washington that literally changed my life. … My alma mater, started in 1933 as Clark Junior College and later renamed Clark College, was the brainchild of a handful of local community leaders, for want of a better word.
Lompoc (Calif.) Record, October 27, 2009
http://www.lompocrecord.com/news/opinion/editorial/article_1959d3d2-c36b-11de-94ae-001cc4c002e0.html
I-1033 will spell disaster throughout Washington
Yakima Valley Community College lost $2.4 million even though enrollment is up 25 percent. YVCC students have 100 fewer classes to choose from …
Yakima Herald-Republic, October 27, 2009
http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2009/10/27/i-1033-will-spell-disaster-throughout-washington
NWjobs applauds winners of the 2009 People’s Picks campaign
Thousands of local employees voted for their employers in 28 categories, including favorite green-collar company, most family-friendly company and most unusual perks. Highline Community College came out on top in the Favorite Education and Training Company category. Other finalists: Bellevue College, Lake Washington Technical College.
NWJobs/Seattle Times, October 28, 2009
All: http://marketplace.nwsource.com/job/peoplespicks/2009/index.cfm
Highline: http://marketplace.nwsource.com/job/peoplespicks/2009/winners/index.cfm?lid=709002
TRENDS| HORIZONS | EDUCATION
Turning Surveys Into Reforms
10 years after launch of National Survey of Student Engagement, many worry that colleges have been speedier to embrace giving the questionnaire than using its results. And some experts want changes in what the survey measures.
Inside Higher Ed, October 26, 2009
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/10/26/nsse
Assessment vs. Action
Vast majority of colleges have systems in place to measure what undergraduates learn, survey finds. But using that information? That’s another story.
Inside Higher Ed, October 26, 2009
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/10/26/assess
Might Companies, Not Colleges, Deserve the Blame for a Shortage of Engineers?
The number of talented college graduates in the sciences exceeds demand, but many end up in other fields, says a new paper.
The Chronicle of Higher Education, October 27, 2009
STEM Defection Seen to Occur After High School
Education Week, October 28, 2009
Report Links U.S. Education and Competitiveness Levels
Inside Higher Ed, October 28, 2009
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/10/28/qt#211794
New Meaning for Night Class at 2-Year Colleges
New York Times, October 28, 2009
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/28/education/28community.html?_r=1
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