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SYSTEM NEWS | OPINIONS
Seeking employment / Healthcare, finance among sectors where demand still exists
Jobs in healthcare continue to be in demand, and Skagit Valley College is expanding classes so people … can get the necessary training.
Northwest Business Monthly Online, March 2010
http://www.nwbmonline.com/content/newsm/news.asp?show=VIEW&a=978
CEO Kudos: Gary Tollefson, Skagit Valley College
Community College Times, March 8, 2010
http://www.communitycollegetimes.com/article.cfm?ArticleId=2535
EdCC show highlights hip-hop culture
Edmonds Beacon, March 18, 2010
Stanwood to host Hi-Q final
“They have done very well,” said Linda Summers, who is coordinating the competition for Everett Community College, the main sponsor.
The Herald, March 19, 2010
http://heraldnet.com/article/20100319/NEWS01/703199875
TRENDS| HORIZONS | EDUCATION
Bill Proposes Increased Aid to the Needy for College
New York Times, March 19, 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/19/education/19educ.html
Revamped Aid Bill on Track
…While those crafting the compromise budget legislation aimed to help community colleges, they may have given an unintended windfall to for-profit colleges, as well: The original stimulus measure creating the career training program structured it in such a way to include for-profit institutions in the definition of eligible recipients.
Inside Higher Ed, March 19, 2010
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/03/19/safra
CollegeFish aims to help students reel in school of their choice
Q&A with Rod Risley, executive director of Phi Theta Kappa, the organization that designed CollegeFish.org.
… For those institutions that have transfer centers, CollegeFish.org will serve as a remarkable tool to aid the counselor and student.
San Jose Mercury News, March 19, 2010
http://www.mercurynews.com/peninsula/ci_14705760?nclick_check=1
‘Green’ jobs blossoming in state
Spokesman Review, March 19, 2010
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2010/mar/19/green-jobs-blossoming-in-state/?print-friendly
POLITICS | LOCAL, STATE, NATIONAL
Gregoire scolds Legislature: Wrap it up by Sunday
Seattle Times, March 19, 2010
[Rep. Deb] Wallace era nears end / 17th District representative prepares to leave office with no regrets
The Columbian, March 19, 2010
http://www.columbian.com/news/2010/mar/19/legislative-farewell-wallace-era-nears-end-17th-di/
Legislature Considers Plan To Boost Lottery Sales
In Washington, lawmakers have a plan to shift lottery proceeds to higher education and revamp how the lottery advertises itself - all in the hope of boosting sales.
KPLU NPR 88.5, March 18, 2010
FRIDAY LITE NEWS
New College Graduates To Be Cryogenically Frozen Until Job Market Improves
The Onion, March 15, 2010
http://www.theonion.com/content/news/new_college_graduates_to_be?utm_source=EMTF_Onion
We Love These College Videos
The Chronicle of Higher Education, March 16, 2010
http://chronicle.com/blogPost/We-Love-These-College-Videos/21847/?sid=pm&utm_source=pm&utm_medium=en
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