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Brittany Palm-Flawd: BTC Hatchery
KGMI’s Jason Upton speaks with Brittany Palm-Flawd, the Fisheries and Aquacultures
instructor at Bellingham Technical College as well as the school’s hatchery manager. BTC’s state-managed hatchery at Whatcom
Creek is expected to receive a record return of hatchery Chinook salmon this fall.
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My Bellingham Now, Sept. 3, 2025
CAP at Edmonds College gives workers an upper hand in the job market, at no cost
At the Construction Pre-Apprenticeship Program (CAP), Edmonds College students can undertake intensive training with hands-on experience, granting them
an upper hand in the job market, at absolutely no cost to them.
Lynnwood Times, Sept. 2, 2025
Lower Columbia College’s Head Start has seen a chaotic year
...Policy shifts happening thousands of miles away in the nation’s capital have had
tangible impacts at [Lower Columbia College], where an early learning program here gets most of its funding from Head Start,
the 60-year-old federally funded early learning program primarily aimed at poor children.
The Seattle Times, Sept. 2, 2025
Preparing for Workforce Pell
...Marie Bruin, director of workforce education at the Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges (SBCTC). She says Workforce Pell addresses the two things consumers are deeply concerned
about — if they can participate in short-term programs that may help them advance
in their career that are directly related to what employers seek and, secondly, to
do so without taking out loans. [Spokane Colleges]
Community College Daily, Sept. 1, 2025
Spokane Community College to launch nursing program in Stevens County to address healthcare shortage
Spokane Community College is launching a nursing program in Stevens County, hoping to address an ongoing staff
shortage. “This is a pathway to real career opportunities without leaving,” said Jaclyn
Jacot, Spokane Community College’s vice president of instruction.
The Spokesman-Review, Aug. 30, 2025
Higher Education and Politics
House Republicans release key funding bill
The House Appropriations Committee leadership has released the text of the fiscal
year 2026 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies (LHHS-ED)
appropriations bill. As expected, the bill makes deep cuts to education and job training
programs, though not as extensive as those proposed in the Trump administration’s
FY 26 budget.
Community College Daily, Sept. 2, 2025
