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SYSTEM NEWS | OPINIONS
Birth of son helped stop woman’s downward spiral
Ramirez decided to get her GED; she contacted Bates [Technical] College when she was still pregnant and only a few months clean. She was not an ideal college candidate – except, perhaps, at Bates.
The News Tribune, Feb. 13, 2013
www.thenewstribune.com/2013/02/13/2472814/birth-of-son-helped-stop-womans.html
Clark College alum’s tale shows how Clark College transforms lives
[Inva] Begolli was one of five students to receive a Transforming Lives Award, which includes a $500 cash award. The five recipients were chosen from a pool of 35 nominations from the state’s two-year colleges. This year, the Transforming Lives Award honors students and graduates who overcame barriers to pursue degrees and certificates in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) or other high-demand occupations.
The Battle Ground Reflector, February 13, 2013
http://www.thereflector.com/people/article_a21e3da8-74a6-11e2-9323-001a4bcf887a.html
In Our View: Mixed News in Higher Ed
New Student Achievement Council strives to maximize the many positives …
The Columbian, February 13, 2013
http://www.columbian.com/news/2013/feb/13/mixed-news-in-higher-ed/
TRENDS| HORIZONS | EDUCATION
College Presidents: Bruised, Battered, and Loving It
They can change the world: Who wouldn't want a job like that?
The Chronicle of Higher Education, February 11, 2013
http://chronicle.com/article/College-Presidents-Bruised/137227
Should All Students Be Able to Borrow? Maybe Not, Says One Group
An association of financial-aid administrators adds some bold ideas to the Gates Foundation's project on reimagining the design and delivery of student aid.
The Chronicle of Higher Education, February 13, 2013
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Serving Our Dual-Enrollment Students
High-school-age students who take college courses should be treated like any other college students—with some accommodations.
The Chronicle of Higher Education, February 13, 2013
http://chronicle.com/article/Serving-Our-Dual-Enrollment/137263
How to Heed the Warning
Ballooning class sizes and standardized testing have created a generation of students ill-prepared for the critical thinking professors rightfully expect. How can professors combat the problem?, George David Clark asks. … By now many of you have read Kenneth Bernstein’s “Warning to College Profs From a High School Teacher” over at The Answer Sheet, an education blog at The Washington Post. Since it went viral this past weekend, the essay has garnered a couple of thousand comments.
The Chronicle of Higher Education, February 13, 2013
http://chronicle.com/blogs/onhiring/how-to-heed-the-warning/36651
POLITICS | LOCAL, STATE, NATIONAL
Obama Puts Federal Weight Behind Calls for College Affordability
The president asked Congress to link some student aid to colleges' efforts to hold down costs. He also promised a new "scorecard" for comparing colleges.
The Chronicle of Higher Education, February 11, 2013
http://chronicle.com/article/Obama-Puts-Federal-Weight/137281/
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