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BUDGET-RELATED
Washington’s Budget
Materials related to the budget, including the text of the Governor’s remarks and other documents.
http://governor.wa.gov/priorities/budget/default.asp
Washington state budget-cut options at a glance
The Olympian, December 9, 2009
http://www.theolympian.com/stategovernment/story/1064116.html
Gregoire says need-based financial aid likely to see cuts
UW Daily, December 9, 2009
http://dailyuw.com/2009/12/9/gregoire-says-need-based-financial-aid-likely-see-/
Gregoire proposes supplemental budget to close $2.6B shortfall
Tacoma Daily Index, December 9, 2009
http://www.tacomadailyindex.com/portals-code/list.cgi?paper=88&cat=23&id=1678128&more=0
SYSTEM NEWS | OPINIONS
CBC students help hospital
Students in Columbia Basin College's autobody program modified a 1991 Isuzu Rodeo so patients who have had strokes or other illnesses or traumas that affect their mobility can practice getting in and out of cars.
Tri-City Herald, December 8, 2009
http://www.tri-cityherald.com/yahoonews/story/821263.html
People on the Move
Jackie Rosenblatt has been appointed to the Pierce College Board of Trustees by Gov. Chris Gregoire.
Business Examiner Daily, December 8, 2009
http://www.businessexaminer.com/blog/people-on-move-181/
Procession, memorial impact local area
Bates Technical College culinary arts students volunteered to prepare and serve a light breakfast for more than 600 memorial service volunteers before the event. After the service, they will serve hors d'oeuvres to 400 attendees at a reception for Lakewood Police Department families.
Business Examiner Daily, December 8, 2009
http://www.businessexaminer.com/blog/procession-memorial-impact-local-area/
Sprinkler mishap closes LCC's Student Center
The Daily News, December 9, 2009
http://www.tdn.com/news/article_afca2ada-e46b-11de-97d5-001cc4c002e0.html
TRENDS| HORIZONS | EDUCATION
College-Completion Rates: Up, Down, and Sideways
Chronicle of Higher Education, December 8, 2009
http://chronicle.com/blogPost/College-Completion-Rates-Up/9118/?sid=at&utm_source=at&utm_medium=en
Higher-Education Group Raises Concerns About Proposed Rules on Handling Disabilities
Chronicle of Higher Education, December 8, 2009
http://chronicle.com/article/Higher-Education-Group/49394/
In the Midnight Hour
Community colleges that started offering sections in the middle of the night are finding the strategy worked, and such scheduling is spreading to other institutions.
Inside Higher Ed, December 9, 2009
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/12/09/midnight
No one hurt in college classroom shooting in Va.
In a scene reminiscent of other school shootings, a Northern Virginia Community College teacher spotted a weapon and ducked to avoid gunfire. Students ran from the classroom building while others barricaded themselves inside, piling desks in front of doors
Associated Press, December 9, 2009
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jL73jpOZ7kVxhpXN0xUrUqdQpP2QD9CFLKL81
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