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SYSTEM NEWS | OPINIONS
Northwest Career and Technical Academy on track to open this fall
…under construction on the Skagit Valley College campus in Mount Vernon. … So far, 140 of the school’s 350 seats are reserved, Spath said. … Unfilled seats can be taken up by adults through a partnership with Skagit Valley College.
Skagit Valley Herald, June 2, 2010
Aerospace training center set to open today
The idea for the center came about last summer after the state Legislature failed to fund one. Snohomish County and the Aerospace Futures Alliance struck an agreement for the empty building at Paine Field and asked Edmonds Community College to oversee training efforts.
The Herald, June 3, 2010
http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20100603/BIZ/100609947
Buy a brick. Bring the artisans. Build the courtyard.
Seattle Chinese Garden at South Seattle Community College
Northwest Asian Weekly, June 3, 2010
http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2010/06/buy-a-brick-bring-the-artisans-build-the-courtyard/
LCC Head Start program gets perfect review
Lower Columbia College Head Start has earned back-to-back perfect reviews from a federal office that oversees the agency…."A score of 100 percent on a review is very satisfying, but doing it twice in a row is extraordinary," Head Start Director Sandy Junker said in a news release.
The Daily News, June 3, 2010
http://tdn.com/news/local/article_10ad2a46-6ea5-11df-9e8f-001cc4c002e0.html
South Seattle CC expanding automotive facility, honoring Hulings
West Seattle Blog, June 3, 2010
http://westseattleblog.com/2010/06/south-seattle-cc-expanding-automotive-facility-honoring-hulings
EdCC auction shows community support
The Edmonds Community College Foundation auction raised more than $182,000 in support of access, success, and excellence for students, faculty, and staff at the college.
Edmonds Beacon, June 3, 2010
TRENDS| HORIZONS | EDUCATION
Community College Trends Examined at [NISOD] Conference
“Teachers believed that students had the right to fail and we were only there to provide an opportunity to learn. Now we accept responsibility for whether or not our students are learning,” he said. Subsequently, the focus on student learning outcomes has captivated higher education across the board, according to Boggs.
Diverse Education, June 2, 2010
http://diverseeducation.com/article/13846/community-college-trends-examined-at-conference.html
Higher Education's Big Lie
The idea that a college degree is the key to economic success does many low-income Americans a disservice, writes Ann Larson.
Inside Higher Ed, June 3, 2010
http://www.insidehighered.com/views/2010/06/03/larson
'Parenting Out of Control'
Author discusses new book on so-called helicopter parenting, and how it affects colleges and their students.
Inside Higher Ed, June 3, 2010
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/06/03/nelson
3-Year Degrees? Not So Fast
As idea continues to attract praise, president of Association of American Colleges and Universities issues statement suggesting the concept needs scrutiny and skepticism.
Inside Higher Ed, June 3, 2010
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/06/03/aacu
South Sound has big stake in Emmert's successor
The News Tribune, June 3, 2010
Panel on 2-Year-College Success Takes Shape
Inside Higher Ed, June 3, 2010
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/06/03/qt#229028
POLITICS | LOCAL, STATE, NATIONAL
WA gov says special session could be needed
Seattle Times, June 3, 2010
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2012016005_apwagregoirebudget.html
State budget in doubt
The Olympian, June 3, 2010
http://www.theolympian.com/2010/06/03/1258742/state-budget-in-doubt.html
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