SBCTC NEWS LINKS | Articles about – and of interest to – Washington state community and technical colleges
SYSTEM NEWS | OPINIONS
Lake Washington Technical College Board awards tenure to seven
Kirkland Reporter, March 24, 2010
http://www.pnwlocalnews.com/east_king/kir/community/89046582.html
Spring Plant Sale at Lake Washington Technical College
Kirkland Reporter, March 24, 2010
http://www.pnwlocalnews.com/east_king/kir/community/89047327.html
Sinwai (Vicky) Law, Bellevue CC, named to All-Washington Academic Team
Bellevue Reporter, March 29, 2010
http://www.pnwlocalnews.com/east_king/bel/community/89453577.html
Centralia College’s Enrollment Surges
Economy Is Main Reason Enrollment Is Up as Spring Quarter Begins
Centralia Chronicle, March 30, 2010
http://chronline.com/news/article_61131a8c-3c22-11df-8361-001cc4c03286.html
[Cathy McAbee] Valley Medical manager named new Renton Tech trustee
Renton Reporter, March 30, 2010
http://www.pnwlocalnews.com/south_king/ren/news/89451437.html
TRENDS| HORIZONS | EDUCATION
The Digital Classroom
The sound of chalk on a blackboard is something you rarely hear on many campuses these days. That's because more and more professors use technology to distribute course materials, issue grades and enhance communication with students.
NPR, March 29, 2010
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=124695289
Replicating Success
While some efforts to reshape remedial instruction focus on creating new models, a major new project tries to identify why some instructors get students to succeed.
Inside Higher Ed, March 30, 2010
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/03/30/lfi
More Students, Less Money
Inside Higher Ed, March 30, 2010
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/03/30/survey
Military spouse tuition aid at risk
The News Tribune, March 30, 2010
http://www.thenewstribune.com/2010/03/30/1128592/military-spouse-tuition-aid-at.html
POLITICS | LOCAL, STATE, NATIONAL
Nothing Much Going on in Legislature Today -- Again!
Washington State Wire, March 30, 2010
http://www.washingtonstatewire.com/home/1944-nothing_much_going_on_in_legislature_today.htm
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