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SYSTEM NEWS | OPINIONS
Cascadia Community College names Eric Murray its next president
Bothell Kenmore Reporter, June 2, 2010
http://www.pnwlocalnews.com/north_king/bkn/news/95442384.html
[Eric] Murray named president of Cascadia Community College
Puget Sound Business Journal, June 2, 2010
http://seattle.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/2010/05/31/daily14.html
CBC unaware of seats sold in high-demand classes
Tri-City Herald, June 2, 2010
http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2010/06/02/1037367/cbc-not-aware-of-any-seats-sold.html
Vineyard grows money for schools
And with more schools like Yakima Valley Community College and Washington State University offering classes in grape growing and winemaking, the future indeed looks bright -- both for trust fund revenues and this state's burgeoning wine industry.
Yakima Herald-Republic, June 2, 2010
http://www.yakima-herald.com/page/opinion
Peninsula College's new tree-rimmed Maier Hall on a growth spurt
Peninsula Daily News, June 2, 2010
Everett aerospace training center set to open Thursday
Edmonds Community College signed an agreement with the Aerospace Futures Alliance of Washington last August to start the center at Paine Field. It will collaborate with Spokane Community College on the Spokane center.
Seattle PI, June 2, 2010
http://blog.seattlepi.com/aerospace/archives/208725.asp
TRENDS| HORIZONS | EDUCATION
Lost Arts of Teaching
At gathering of community college educators, some worry that enthusiasm over technology has diminished the role of the professor
Inside Higher Ed, June 2, 2010
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/06/02/nisod
New National Standards Seek to Make All Students Ready for College
Higher-education groups praised new core criteria, to be applied across the states, for elementary- and secondary-school students.
Chronicle of Higher Education, June 2, 2010
http://chronicle.com/article/New-National-Standards-Seek-to/65752/
Guest Column: Rethinking our high school education system
In examining school reform, we must look beyond students' academic readiness for college to broader measures of inequality. These include health inequality, where poor students are more likely to be obese and suffer from attendant poor health.
The Oregonian, June 2, 2010
http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2010/06/post_63.html
POLITICS | LOCAL, STATE, NATIONAL
Pridemore drops out of 3rd District race, endorses Heck
The Daily News, June 2, 2010
http://tdn.com/news/local/article_7967969a-6dcc-11df-86bd-001cc4c002e0.html
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