Arizona State University is combining the Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College Preschool and the Infant Child Research Programs Preschool to allow for more children to benefit from the collective services. This combination of early childhood services will further integrate scientifically-based
Arizona State University is gearing up to produce more and better-prepared high school math teachers, addressing a critical need in classrooms around the state and the nation. The School of Mathematical and Statistical Science is offering a new bachelor’s degree
Only time will tell if the unprecedented changes to the SAT will actually improve student’s score on the test. The College Board announced sweeping changes to the 88-year-old exam last week in order to better accommodate the needs of what
The San Marina Learning Center, created almost a year ago by Chicanos Por La Causa, Inc. (CPLC) to help keep children off the streets and encourage them to keep up with their school work, will now be named Cox Technology
Four leaders of the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication are establishing new permanent scholarships to assist Arizona State University undergraduates pursuing journalism and digital communications careers. The four scholarships are endowed by Cronkite Endowment Board of Trustees
Do you think your community could benefit from an educational program? LULAC Councils, apply today, for a chance to receive a Ford Grant for the implementation of an educational program that promotes on-time high school completion! Deadline to Apply: February
By Moriah Costa Cronkite News Several GOP bills to roll back or forbid Arizona’s switch to the Common Core State Standards would harm efforts to create a more competitive workforce, business leaders said Thursday. “We believe that it would be wrong
By Caitlin Cruz Cronkite News A new state website will allow registered voters to rate and comment on pending legislation and propose ideas for future changes. Secretary of State Ken Bennett said Arizona Voices, AZVoices.gov, will help connect lawmakers and
Many social smokers believe they don’t puff on enough cigarettes to be at risk of serious side effects. But new research shows that smoking just 100 cigarettes in a lifetime increases a woman’s chance of developing breast cancer by 30
By Jordan Young Cronkite News To Cindy McCain, co-chair of a task force Gov. Jan Brewer assembled to address human trafficking, one way to combat the problem is treating women and girls lured into the sex trade as victims. “They’re not prostitutes,
