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Education reform bill helps Yakima students afford college
President Obama signed the college affordability reform Tuesday morning. For students at YVCC, it's a step towards paying off their loans.
KNDU TV, March 30, 2010
http://www.kndu.com/global/story.asp?s=12230568
Opinion: Projects make our cities more desirable, livable
Business owners are working with Columbia Basin College, the city and the Pasco Downtown Development Association to revitalize the area. … the grant also provides education and training on how to run a successful business.
Tri-City Herald, March 31, 2010
http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2010/03/31/958834/projects-make-our-cities-more.html
Young veterans tell of futile job hunt / Joblessness among new military veterans is soaring and Sen. Patty Murray said she plans to propose legislation to help
Among Monday's speakers was Dustin Eberle, 27, of Bothell, an enrollee in a program begun last year by the Puget Sound Electrical Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee, which includes union and contractor representatives.
The program, which already has produced 20 graduates, collapses a year's worth of training into 12 weeks of intensive work and instruction, and helps place its enrollees on union hiring lists, to be eligible for work when their training is complete.
Seattle Times, March 31, 2010
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2011482432_veteranjobs31m.html
TRENDS| HORIZONS | EDUCATION
For Community Colleges, A Hard Lesson In Politics
NPR, March 29, 2010
http://www.scpr.org/news/2010/03/29/for-community-colleges-a-hard-lesson-in-politics/
[April 21] Earthquake drill planned for Washington state
Seattle PI, March 30, 2010
http://www.seattlepi.com/local/6420ap_wa_earthquake_drill.html
Obama signs revamped student loan law
Legislation reduces banks’ role in college aid.
Spokesman Review, March 31, 2010
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2010/mar/31/student-loan-law-revamped/
Agriculture is a jobs-creator for Washington state, despite recession
The Herald, March 31, 2010
Hometown Health Care
Cuyahoga Community College opens on-campus preventative care clinics, staffed by allied health students, to provide free services to the uninsured.
Inside Higher Ed, March 31, 2010
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/03/31/cuyahoga
Column: For-profits vs. community colleges
Washington Post, March 31, 2010
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/college-inc/2010/03/for-profits_vs_community_colle.html
What Men Need
Inside Higher Ed, March 31, 2010
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/03/31/men
POLITICS | LOCAL, STATE, NATIONAL
State House plans to be back in session Friday
… Effectively pre-empting a countless potential of “April Fools’ vote” jabs.
The Olympian, March 31, 2010
http://www.theolympian.com/2010/03/30/1190293/state-house-plans-to-be-back-in.html
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