'Turning point' arrives as U.S. community colleges' purview grows. Wyoming Panel wants recognition for community colleges

July 23, 2008

By Betty Young's count, it's been nearly three years since Jay Leno has made any cracks at the expense of community colleges. She should know: In the fall of 2005, after he had taken what she thought was a string of cheap shots, Young rode her Harley-Davidson more than halfway across the country to his Tonight Show studios and asked him to lay off.

By Mary Beth Marklein, USA TODAY

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Wyoming Panel wants recognition for community colleges

A government commission says Wyoming should change its constitution to recognize the state's community colleges and set standards for investing in them.

The Wyoming Community College Commission on Tuesday approved nine recommendations for changing the state's community college system.

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