News Links | April 22, 2021
System News | Opinion
Lynnwood mural celebrates the Earth and those who care for it
A new mural of caring arms at South Lynnwood Park kicks off $2.5 million in park renovations.
... Abbot asked Edmonds College students to research the plants and animals that were important to the tribes so
she could highlight them in the mural.
Everett Herald, April 22, 2021
While you’re in: Celebrate ‘Vaccination Day,’ see a fresh ‘Romeo,’ get some laughs
The drive-through mass vaccination site at South Puget Sound Community College has been gathering accolades for its efficiency, skilled nurses and masses of enthusiastic
volunteers. Now the site even offers entertainment while you wait via a curated YouTube
playlist called “Best Pandemic Funny Videos.”
The Olympian, April 22, 2021
BMX season begins Thursday with rebuilt track
... The track also has a new aluminum finish gate, funded by a grant from the Port
of Port Angeles and put together with the help of a welding class at Peninsula College. The class put together more than 900 feet of welds on the finish gate.
Peninsula Daily News, April 22, 2021
Wenatchee Valley College presenting two authors in annual Earth Day celebration
In celebration of Earth Day, Wenatchee Valley College will be hosting two celebrated Earth writers, Ross Gay and Scott Russell Sanders
from 1-2 p.m., Thursday, April 22. ... The event will feature a poetry reading and
conversation with Derek Sheffield, Dr. Joan Qazi, and other members of WVC’s Sustainability
Committee. They will explore our connections with nature and practicing sustainability
in our lives.
560 KPQ News Radio, April 21, 2021
New South Kitsap COVID-19 vaccination site opening this week, OC offers weekend clinic
... The Olympic College nursing program, with support from the Kitsap Public Health District, will hold a
clinic on Saturday and Sunday at the college's Bremerton campus and are able to administer
about 800 doses of the Moderna vaccine to all members of the community who are over
18 years of age.
Kitsap Sun, April 21, 2021
Sharp receives academic honors
Skagit Valley College student Sydney Sharp of Anacortes was recently named to the 2021 All-Washington Academic
Team for academic achievements and community involvement. ... She is also one of two
legislative interns for the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges for the 2021 legislative session.
Skagit Valley Herald, April 20, 2021
Let Clover Park Technical College do the cooking on May 14
You’ve never been to a drive-through like this! Gourmet ingredients and careful preparation
come together to make your Friday night special, with proceeds supporting Clover Park Technical College students.
The Suburban Times, April 20, 2021
Snohomish County reacts: 'Justice served' by guilty verdict
Daria Willis, president of Everett Community College: “The trauma of the past year on communities of color has been overwhelming. Today’s
verdict brings a sense of closure to Mr. Floyd’s family as justice in this case was
served, but ..."
Everett Herald, April 20, 2021
These BTC students’ efforts ‘will have a cascading effect on future generations’ of salmon
... But that could change soon as 1 million chum and 500,000 chinook fry are being
released this year into the creek, thanks to Lummi Natural Resources, Fish and Wildlife
and a unique Bellingham Technical College program that gives its students hands-on experience in fisheries management.
Bellingham Herald, April 19, 2021
Meet the Washington students writing about education equity for Education Lab’s Student Voices project
... For this fifth year of our Student Voices program, we invited students from Washington
public high schools and colleges to work with staff from Education Lab, a community-funded
initiative of The Times, to write about issues of educational equity. ... Jules Shusterman:
Jules received his associate degree from Highline College, and will be transferring to Rowan University’s Leadership & Social Innovation program.
... Charlotte “Charlie” Nunes: Charlie is a junior at Woodinville High School and
is enrolled in the Running Start program at Cascadia College. ... Leah Scott: Leah is a dual enrolled senior at Roosevelt High School and North Seattle College, and serves as the college’s student body president. ... Sarah Fenton: Sarah is in
her last year at North Seattle College and hopes to study biochemistry in the future.
The Seattle Times, April 17, 2021
Trends | Horizons | Education
Charting a new normal
... Now that plan -- a return to majority in-person classes -- has become the norm
among four-year institutions. But many community colleges have been planning for something
different. Some have announced that classes will be largely remote this fall, rejecting
some of the optimism of their peers.
Inside Higher Ed, April 22, 2021
Majority of emergency student aid went to public colleges
Students who were eligible for emergency student aid from the Department of Education
received an average of $830 to help cover costs for housing, technology and course
materials once colleges closed their campuses due to the coronavirus pandemic. The
majority of the emergency financial student aid grants -- $4.4 billion of the $6.19
billion distributed -- in the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund went to public
institutions, according to a report by the Government Accountability Office.
Inside Higher Ed, April 22, 2021
Report tallies reciprocity agreement savings for colleges
The National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements is saving colleges
millions of dollars annually, a new report from the National Center for Higher Education
Management Systems estimated. NC-SARA is a membership organization that sets national
shared standards for postsecondary distance education courses and programs that are
offered across state lines.
Inside Higher Ed, April 22, 2021
Politics | Local, State, National
Biden’s mammoth education agenda would expand the federal role from cradle to college
The federal government has long been a bit player in education. Under an expansive
vision being rolled out this spring by President Biden, that would change. Biden has
proposed — or is expected to propose — a half dozen education programs that would
constitute the largest federal investment in education in at least a half century.
The Washington Post, April 21, 2021
Sen. Bernie Sanders introduces bill to make college free and have Wall Street pay for it
Free college could soon be a reality for many Americans. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt.,
and Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., on Wednesday introduced the College for All Plan,
legislation that would make a college education free for millions and lend extra support
to those from working-class families attending minority institutions.
CNBC, April 21, 2021
Investing in skills training for economic security
More than a year into the pandemic, unemployment rates remain high, particularly among
women, communities of color and people with disabilities. “This is not a problem that’s
going to fix itself,” Sen. Patty Murray said Tuesday during Senate Health, Education,
Labor and Pensions Committee hearing.
Community College Daily, April 20, 2021
Addressing the challenges — and opportunities
House appropriators on Tuesday heard about the vast challenges community colleges
and their students have faced during the pandemic, and lawmakers expressed they are
keenly aware that two-year colleges will serve as a lynchpin to the country’s economic
recovery.
Community College Daily, April 20, 2021
