Tuesday, May 4, 2010

NEWS LINKS | May 4, 2010

SBCTC NEWS LINKS | Articles about – and of interest to – Washington state community and technical colleges


 

SYSTEM NEWS | OPINIONS

 

Cascadia Community College Foundation raises more than $50,000 at Make Dreams Come True Breakfast

Bothell/Kenmore Reporter, April 29, 2010

http://www.pnwlocalnews.com/north_king/bkn/community/92437379.html

 

Big Bend offers public a taste of flying careers

Columbia Basin Herald, May 3, 2010

http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/articles/2010/05/03/news/doc4bdf5bf859d68938708449.txt

 

Highline Schools Superintendent John Welch Wins “Upward Bound” Award [from South Seattle CC]

B-Town Blog, May 3, 2010

http://www.b-townblog.com/2010/05/03/highline-schools-superintendent-john-welch-wins-upward-bound-award/

 

Well-respected lawyer, adviser to leaders, dies in fall
Sam Kinzer served as a trustee of Central Washington University at Ellensburg and [formerly served] on the Everett Community College Board of Trustees.

The Herald, May 4, 2010

http://heraldnet.com/article/20100504/NEWS01/705049873

 

 

TRENDS| HORIZONS | EDUCATION

 

The Homeless at College

For-profit schools are tapping shelters and halfway houses for new students, loading them with debt and leaving taxpayers on the hook

Business Week, April 30, 2010

http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/10_19/b4177064219731.htm

 

CWU cuts to affect almost 200 employees

Yakima Herald, May 3, 2010

http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2010/05/03/cwu-cuts-to-affect-almost-200-employees

 

Financial Affairs: TV Documentary on For-Profit Colleges Will Hit Some Nerves—at Times, Rightly So

AIRS TONIGHT:   Higher education is a $400 billion industry fueled by taxpayer money. One of the fastest-growing--and most controversial--sectors of the industry is the for-profit colleges and universities. Unlike traditional colleges that raise money from wealthy alumni and other donors, many for-profit schools sell shares to investors on Wall Street. But what are students getting out of the deal? Critics say a worthless degree and a mountain of debt. Proponents insist they're innovators, widening access to education. FRONTLINE follows the money to uncover how for-profit universities are transforming the way we think about college in America.

Chronicle of Higher Education, May 4, 2010

http://chronicle.com/article/Financial-Affairs-TV/65393/?key=HG51dFg9PyceZSRnKHVDciVWPnEtIRh8aSlHZHoabFFW

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Waiting for Recovery

Research documents growing length of time states take to restore cuts to higher ed -- and identifies reasons (such as large tuition hikes) why some states may act more slowly than others.

Inside Higher Ed, May 4, 2010

http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/05/04/aera

 

 

POLITICS | LOCAL, STATE, NATIONAL

 

Wash. gov to sign new state budget [today at noon]

Seattle PI, May 4, 2010

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/6420ap_wa_gregoire_budget.html

 

EDITORIAL:  Departure of UW's president should be concern to state lawmakers

Walla Walla Union-Bulletin, May 3, 2010

http://union-bulletin.com/page/opinion

 

 


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