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SYSTEM NEWS | OPINIONS
Community colleges: Praise is fine, but also send money
"We are faced with a real challenge. Over the last three years our enrollment has increased about 12 percent while our budget has decreased 16 percent," said [Seattle] community college chancellor Dr. Jill Wakefield. … "The students smiled today not because they got all the courses they wanted, but because they got in. Right now, it is particularly difficult. We have about 1,200 students on our waiting list, and classes are full," said Gary Oertli of South Seattle Community College.
KOMO News, October 5, 2010
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/104387203.html#idc-container
Community Colleges learn lessons in doing more with less
While President Obama puts more emphasis on community colleges in the country, many local schools are left trying to do more with less. "To have Obama calling attention to how we can better educate the work force is really exciting," said Jennifer Howard, Vice President of Administrative Services at Everett Community College. "But while the demand goes up, we are facing some pretty significant challenges to keep up."
KING 5 TV News, October 5, 2010
Video clip differs from the web story.
Local Educators, Pres. Obama Promoting Community Colleges
We're key to workforce development and getting people back to work,” said Jill Wakefield with Seattle Community Colleges. Wakefield, the Chancellor for Seattle Community Colleges, said worker retraining programs are only part of the appeal of two year programs. It's a much less expensive route, and Wakefield said more and more high school graduates are considering community college first, then transferring to a university. … Funding is the major hurdle for community colleges. While enrollment has gone up, state funding has decreased more than 20 percent.
KIRO TV News, October 5, 2010
http://www.kirotv.com/education/25289421/detail.html
Letter: Adequately fund YVCC
Yakima Herald, October 5, 2010
http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2010/10/4/10-05-10-letters-to-the-editor
HCC helps low-income, ESL students enter health care field
Highline Community College’s new College Attainment Program, in partnership with local nonprofit Neighborhood House, helps low-income, English-as-a-Second Language (ESL) students finish school and find work in the health care field.
Auburn Reporter, October 6, 2010
http://www.pnwlocalnews.com/south_king/aub/business/104384169.html
TRENDS| HORIZONS | EDUCATION
New $1,000,000 Aspen Prize to Reward Community College Excellence
PR Newswire, October 5, 2010
Child care on community college campuses is harder to find, report says
… And most of these child care centers had waiting lists - 90 percent maintained lists and an average center had 90 children on its wait list, the report says. Child care support declined, even though more than one in four, 27 percent, of community college students are parents, and roughly one in six, 16 percent, are single parents. When I covered stories about job training, unemployment or the direction of the economy, I sometimes talked with parents on their way to or from child care on community college campuses. I was struck by how critical on-campus care was.
Seattle Post Globe, October 5, 2010
When Less Is More
Many professors have long felt that it is harder to reach students when class size or course loads grow. New research backs up your intuition.
Inside Higher Ed, October 6, 2010
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/10/06/size
Melinda Gates Urges Better Job Training as Community Colleges Innovate, Adapt
PBS News Hour, October 5, 2010
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRVV_DT181U&feature=player_embedded
Big-name companies to help colleges train workers
For years, community colleges have worked with local employers to identify employment needs and train for them. But most efforts have stayed local, or been limited to pilot programs.
Seattle PI, October 5, 2010
http://www.seattlepi.com/national/1110ap_us_jobs_community_colleges.html?source=mypi
POLITICS | LOCAL, STATE, NATIONAL
State budget office creates site detailing agency cuts
Bellingham Herald, October 5, 2010
New health spending plan rules disqualify over-the-counter remedies
If you have a health care flexible spending arrangement, commonly known as a flexible spending account, through your employer, it's about to become less flexible.
The Herald, October 5, 2010
http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20101005/BIZ/710059964/1005/BIZ
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