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SYSTEM NEWS | OPINIONS
National Kudos to SVC employee
Anita Ordóñez, director of multicultural student services at Skagit Valley College in Washington, received the Longevity Eagle Award from the Opportunities Industrialization Center of Washington …
Community College Times, January 19, 2010
http://www.communitycollegetimes.com/article.cfm?ArticleId=2415
Green River Community College Classes Apply Their Knowledge at Dumas Bay Park
Hylebos Stream Team Blog, February 8, 2010
State Colleges Face Cuts To Work-Study
KPLU NPR, February 8, 2010
33rd District lawmakers host jobs forum
Confirmed participating agencies include WorkSource, … Highline Community College, Green River Community College, Renton Technical College …
Highline Times, February 8, 2010
http://www.highlinetimes.com/2010/02/08/news/33rd-district-lawmakers-host-jobs-forum
TRENDS| HORIZONS | EDUCATION
California Community-College Students May Take
Community-college students California will be able to fulfill some of their associate-degree requirements by taking single online courses from Kaplan University under an agreement announced today.
Chronicle of Higher Education, February 8, 2010, 02:17 PM ET
http://chronicle.com/blogPost/California-Community-College/21134/?sid=at&utm_source=at&utm_medium=en
Editorial: Lobbyists and Students
Congress must not allow private lending companies unfairly profiting from federal student loan programs to kill a bill that would stop their gravy train.
New York Times, February 8, 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/08/opinion/08mon2.html?emc=eta1
For Students at Risk, Early College Proves a Draw
Early-college schools, once for the affluent and overachieving, are serving more low-income students.
New York Times, February 8, 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/08/education/08school.html?emc=eta1
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