Cronkite News PHOENIX – Charles Yarbrough wants to be a chef when he finishes college, saying he loves to cook and is intrigued by the science behind a great-tasting dish. As one of a record 600 freshmen enrolled this year
Por Mariela Gomez De Ell Una vez más la Conferencia de la Mujer Hispana en Phoenix, regalo 50 becas a estudiantes distinguidos en Arizona como parte de un esfuerzo anual de ayudar a que los hispanos alcancen su educación profesional.
By Anne M. Shearer Cronkite News QUEEN CREEK – When teachers here prepare lessons on the new Common Core standards, a website connects them with explanations, quizzes and other resources shared by dozens of school districts and charter schools.
Arizona State University is seeing an increase in early applicants for ASU’s fall 2014 freshman class – 62 percent more than last year at the same time, according to David Burge, executive director of undergraduate admissions. Many are top students
The Maricopa County Community College District will hire about 360 new full-time faculty members over the next several years to keep students from dropping out. About 60 percent of classes are taught by part-time, or adjunct, faculty and 40 percent
Admission to Upward Bound Students completing 8th grade AND current high school students may download an application at any time. Student Admission The Upward Bound Project at Arizona State University (ASU) is pleased to invite students who are either low-income and/or who
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Eva Longoria blasted the ban of a controversial Mexican American Studies curriculum in public schools in Tucson, Ariz., calling the conservative-backed censorship “criminal” in comments to The Huffington Post. Latino intellectuals have widely criticized the move by
(Reuters) – Enrollment by Hispanics in U.S. colleges rose 15 percent from 2011 to 2012 even as the overall college population declined, the U.S. Census Bureau said in a report published on Tuesday. Nearly 3.4 million Hispanics enrolled in college
More and more Latinos are going to college. A recent study from the Pew Hispanic Center shows that, for the first time, Latinos have surpassed whites in college enrollment numbers and more than half of these students are enrolled in
You made it. You’ve struggled through twelve or more years of furious concentrating, reading until your eyes were sore, and scribbling until your hand screamed for a break. You’ve stressed about the future looming after high school graduation, stayed up
