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SYSTEM NEWS | OPINIONS
Going Green
At Grays Harbor College, instructor Todd Bates is just now seeing some of his 40 students ready to graduate from the college’s first forestry program. Some of the students are so-called dislocated timber industry workers seeking to transition into new jobs in a more sustainable part of the business. “There’s a big influx of students into forestry schools around the country,” Bates said.
The Daily World, July 14, 2010
http://www.thedailyworld.com/articles/2010/07/14/local_news/doc4c3df9a4c8ebe623345557.txt
Questkids creates clothing that cares
Nguyen returned to school to finish his fashion business degree at Shoreline Community College. Shortly after, he broke his collarbone in a snowboarding accident. Armed with his new degree, Nguyen used the healing time from his accident to design new seasons for his line and … also sought opportunities to mature his business through outsourcing, forging new business relationships, and searching for ways to make his work sustainable.
Northwest Asian Weekly, July 15, 2010
http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2010/07/questkids-creates-clothing-that-cares/
WealthEngine Congratulates 2010 CASE Award Winners
The CASE-WealthEngine awards are part of the Council for Advancement and Support of Education's annual Circle of Excellence awards program. Awards in the “Overall Improvement” category recognize institutions that demonstrate significant program growth over the past three years when compared to appropriate peer groups based on size and institution type. Overall Improvement Winners: … Clark College (Wash.)
Fox Business, July 15, 2010
http://www.foxbusiness.com/story/wealthengine-congratulates--case-award-winners/
PSE Grants Bring Renewable Energy Education to Local Educational Institutions / Seven to Receive Renewable Energy Education Funding Totaling $100,000
The informational kiosk, monitoring software, educational materials and teacher training funded by PSE will benefit the Northshore School District and Cascadia Community College by providing their students with programmatic support and supplementary experiences.
BusinessWire, July 15, 2010
TRENDS| HORIZONS | EDUCATION
Investing in child care today will create a more competitive workforce tomorrow
… one of the nation’s top human resources group has called for smarter investments in early learning in a new brief that suggests if we want to create a competitive workforce for tomorrow, we should invest in better child care today.
Seattle Post Globe, July 14, 2010
Budget cutters beware: The UW is a major economic engine
Seattle Times, July 15, 2010
For-Profit Colleges, Under Fire From Regulators, Face a New Foe: Short-Sellers
Already under fire from the government, career colleges now face hedge-fund managers who would like to see them lose their shirts.
Chronicle of Higher Education, July 15, 2010
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Are we witnessing denationalization of the higher education media?
… the higher education media are key players in the new global higher education landscape for they shape debates via what they cover and what they ignore. These media firms are also now able to position themselves on top of hundreds of non-traditional founts of information via Twitter sources, weblogs, state-supported news crawlers, cross-references to other media sources, and so on …
Inside Higher Ed, July 15, 2010
POLITICS | LOCAL, STATE, NATIONAL
Wash. state budget hearings set to start next week
Seattle PI, July 14, 2010
http://www.seattlepi.com/local/6420ap_wa_budget_town_halls.html
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