‘We will not give up on tuition equity’
Colorado Republicans walked away from $4 million a year for higher education and failed thousands of students. The House education committee voted on party lines to kill Colorado ASSET which was projected to help hundreds of students a year afford a higher education while putting millions of dolla.... |
 |
Bennet sends letter in support of DREAM Act kids
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet joined 21 fellow senators last week, in a letter to President Obama in support of kids who fall under the DREAM Act. Bennet and his colleagues urged the President to use his authority to grant relief from deportation to young people eligible for the Development.... |
|
|
Improving Opportunities
On March 28th, President Obama participated in a town hall meeting on education hosted by Univision at Bell Multicultural High School in Washington, DC. The town hall provided the President an opportunity to talk with students, parents and teachers about the importance of out-educating our global .... |
|
|
Buying College: What Consumers Need to Know
“If only I’d known then what I know now” seems to be a common lament from college graduates these days. We hear it from students who attended for-profit institutions only to find that their skills are not marketable but their debt will haunt them for the next 30 years. But we also hear it from law.... |
|
|
Racial profiling, illegal search at issue in ACLU lawsuit
In a lawsuit filed in federal court March 28, attorneys for the American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado alleged that the Denver Police Department engaged in racial profiling and biased policing when it targeted Denver resident Jose Sanchez, detained him without reasonable suspicion, and falsely.... |
|
|
The Story of César Estrada Chávez
The story of César Estrada Chávez begins near Yuma, Arizona. César was born on March 31, 1927. He was named after his grandfather, Cesario. Regrettably, the story of Chávez also ends near Yuma, Arizona. He passed away on April 23, 1993, in San Luis, a small village near Yuma, Arizona.
He learned .... |
|
|
Colorado State University honors César Chávez
Colorado State University will join the Fort Collins community to host a weeklong celebration honoring Mexican-American activist César Chávez beginning this week. The theme of this year’s celebration is “Human Dignity and Spirit through Resistance, Endurance and Empowerment,” and events include fi.... |
|
|
Company opens scholarship to all majors
MassMutual will offer $5,000 college scholarships to high-achieving students for its third straight year. The company's annual Scholars Program offers a total of $135,000 to college students of African-American/Black, Asian/Pacific Islander or Hispanic descent residing or going to school in nine m.... |
|
|
‘Best Internship on Earth’ accepting applications
The Sierra Club has opened up applications for the second year of the wildly popular "Best Internship on Earth" for the summer of 2011. Students and recent graduates around the country are vying to spend the summer as the Sierra Club's Youth Outdoors Ambassador, hiking, rafting, and camping on a s.... |
|
|
Jeffco job fair connects youth with employers
Youth ages 14 to 21 can explore career possibilities in emerging industries and visit with community partners and school representatives at the Jeffco YouthWorks Young Adult Job Fair on March 1st, 1:30-5:30 p.m. at Jefferson County Fairgrounds, 15200 W. 6th Avenue, Golden.
The fair is a great w.... |
|
|
Local foundation offering 2011-2012 scholarships
The Pinnacol Foundation, which provides scholarships to the children of Colorado’s injured workers, is now accepting applications for the 2011-2012 school year. The application deadline is March 31.
The Foundation provides scholarships to children whose parents have been killed or seriously injur.... |
|
|
Bennet asks Coloradans to share stories of red tape
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet is continuing his efforts to improve our education system and is asking to hear directly from Coloradans about their experiences with red tape and bureaucratic barriers getting in the way of progress in their schools and school districts as well as their ideas .... |
|
|
Applications due for teachers summer institute
Hunter College invites K-12 educators to become one of twenty-five participating National Endowments for the Humanities (NEH) Summer Scholars to explore New York City through the fascinating perspective of Latinos who have helped shape the culture and rhythm of this city. Teachers of all subjects .... |
|
|
Scholarships available in advertising, marketing
The LAGRANT Foundation (TLF) is now accepting scholarships applications for the 2011/2012 academic year. Applications must be submitted to TLF by Monday, February 28, for consideration.
Twenty outstanding students will be awarded college scholarships: fifteen undergraduate students will receive a.... |
|
|
Metro State College begins franchise program
Recently, the Center for Innovation at Metropolitan State College of Denver announces a first-of-its-kind franchise ownership program, further solidifying Denver nationally as a key test market for small business development. This unique program, supported by its first seed gift of $100,000 from g.... |
|
|
view more photos
view more videos
El Semanario New Mexico 
El Semanario