MPHS Student of the Month (Madison-Plains Local School District)
(Source: Madison-Plains Local School District) Taylor has kept busy during her fours years as a high school student at MPHS. She played Varsity Volleyball, while serving as captain; Varsity Softball,...
View ArticleSanta Clara University’s School of Education and Counseling Psychology...
(Source: Santa Clara University) SANTA CLARA, Calif., November 4, 2015-Santa Clara University received a $1.1 million grant from The Sobrato Family Foundation to support initiatives for improving the...
View ArticleFederal grants to support student success, equity initiatives at UC Santa...
(Source: University of California, Santa Cruz) Under the grant, UC Santa Cruz will redesign Math 2. Historically, this course has been taken by many students of color, women and students from a...
View ArticleMU arts and media students benefit from Barnes Agency (Marshall University)
(Source: Marshall University) Students in Marshall University's College of Arts and Media are taking full advantage of the opportunities offered by a local, full-service advertising, marketing and...
View ArticleChild Poverty SOS / Girl ‘saved’ through education, kindness
The Yomiuri Shimbun This is the sixth installment in our third series on child poverty. The hand gripping the receiver of the payphone was shaking. It was the middle of the night in February 2011, and...
View ArticleOffer at Westland school: Improve your grades, get $200
Westland – How much is an improved grade point average worth? How about $200 a semester? Sounds great to Donovan Gilbert, a 10th grader at John Glenn High School. “I like how I’m getting more help to...
View ArticleAlexander Pledges to Simplify “Dreaded” FAFSA, “the No. 1 Obstacle” to...
(Source: Lamar Alexander) During visit to Chattanooga State, calls Tennessee Promise a 'major success and example for states to follow,' commends Chattanooga mentors for rising to Gov. Haslam's...
View ArticleOne Woman's Path
(Courtesy NREL) Women account for only 32% of the degrees awarded in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). Female, first-generation students are at an additional disadvantage, even though...
View Article10 Things This Former College Teacher Wants Students to Know
I had the honor of teaching college students for eight years. I enjoyed my job for the most part (the passionate students, the quirky colleagues, the classroom debates, and the on-campus Starbucks),...
View ArticleU.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia to Visit Santa Clara University...
(Source: Santa Clara University) SANTA CLARA, Calif, Oct. 26, 2015 - Antonin Scalia, the longest-serving justice on the Supreme Court of the United States, will visit Santa Clara University's campus...
View ArticleThe Real Burden of Debt for Female Students
Alexis Grippi, of Collegeville, Pa., longs for the day she can open up her own fashion boutique. Unlike other students competing to gain a foothold in the fashion industry, Alexis has not been able to...
View ArticleThree School of Management students among 10 chosen for HSBC Scholars program...
(Source: UB School of Management) BUFFALO, N.Y. - Ten outstanding University at Buffalo students make up the current class of UB's HSBC Scholars, a program designed to help juniors and seniors pursuing...
View ArticleHarrisburg test scores disappoint again, while school officials try to...
HARRISBURG- When Pennsylvania released its latest round of high school state assessment scores last week, Harrisburg High School earned a failing grade. The bulk of 11th grade students scored below the...
View ArticleTen UB students chosen for HSBC Scholars program (University at Buffalo,...
(Source: University at Buffalo, State University of New York) BUFFALO, N.Y. - Ten outstanding University at Buffalo students make up the current class of UB's HSBC Scholars, a program designed to help...
View ArticleHigh School Students Invited to Participate in Day at The Valley (Lebanon...
(Source: Lebanon Valley College) High school juniors and seniors are invited to participate in Day at The Valley at Lebanon Valley College Wednesday, Nov. 18. Students can attend classes with current...
View ArticlePace University Receives $1.1 Million from the US Department of Education to...
NEW YORK, Nov. 10, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Pace University has long been committed to helping first-generation college students succeed as exemplified by the university's motto, "Opportunitas."...
View ArticleAt 17, Drexel Student Pushes Ahead
Zakiya James at Drexel University's campus When Zakiya James attended Woodrow Wilson High School in her native city of Washington D.C., she quickly exhausted the curriculum that was being offered to...
View ArticleViera discusses career as coach, educator, proponent of women's varsity...
(Source: University of Delaware) 1:58 p.m., Nov. 10, 2015--Former University of Delaware volleyball head coach Barbara Viera almost didn't get the opportunity to complete her high school education, go...
View ArticleNew Grant Will Help U of A Team Provide K-4 Teacher Training Across the State...
(Source: University of Arkansas) Photo by Beth Pesnell Teachers in UASEP work together to develop new curricular ideas during the fall workshop on Oct. 10. With the recent implementation of the...
View ArticleHeron teacher Lisa MacMillan: ‘I love the relationships I get to build’...
(Source: Natomas Unified School District) Little did Lisa MacMillan know years ago that she would inspire one of her students at the time, Shantel Sandoval, to become a Natomas teacher herself. The two...
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