university

  • Only 1 in 5 California community college students makes it to a university, audit says

    Adam Echelman CalMatters  Many students start community college with the hope of getting an associate degree and then transferring to a four-year institution, such as a California State University or University of California campus. But a state audit, released September 24, found that the vast majority of these students never...
  • How do university protests impact the election year?

    The wave of student mobilizations in a growing number of universities in the United States in protest of Israel’s actions has become a headache for President Joe Biden. With nuances, students want their institutions to distance themselves from companies or donors linked to Israel or that benefit from the...
  • University of Texas El Paso targets teacher shortage

    It’s estimated that nearly half of all schools in the country don’t have enough teachers. To help change that, the University of Texas in El Paso offers a residency program to help ensure that first-time teachers succeed. The “Miner Teacher Residency” gives students in the College of Education an opportunity...
  • ‘Baby University’ ofrece habilidades para la vida y comunidad a nuevos padres necesitados

    La crianza de los hijos era un desafío incluso antes de la pandemia de COVID, pero un programa único en Cambridge enseña a los nuevos padres las habilidades que necesitan para cuidar a sus hijos y a ellos mismos. Se llama Baby University e incluye 14 grupos de juego...
  • ‘Baby University’ Offers Life Skills, Community to New Parents in Need

    Parenting was challenging even before the COVID pandemic, but a unique program in Cambridge teaches new parents the skills they need to nurture their children and themselves. It’s called Baby University and includes 14 once-weekly parent-child playgroups and workshops, that cover everything from a child’s brain development to parent relaxation...
  • EDUCATION: CAN IT EVER BE FREE?

    Hilbert Morales EL OBSERVADOR The Trump Administration nominated Betsy DeVos, who was confirmed by the U.S. Senate as Secretary of Education. She will advocate privatization of a public education system which has trained many generations of American citizens. More charter schools will be proposed to permit ‘cherry picking’ of...
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