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Sacramento City College. (Courtesy Los Rios Community College District)

Opinion: Latino students must finish the job that begins with college enrollment

Families with high school seniors are celebrating across the country. The fat envelopes from colleges and universities arrived weeks ago, students have … Read More

Actress America Ferrera is celebrating a milestone achievement - her graduation from college.

Celebrity Rewind: America Ferrera celebrates getting college diploma

Actress America Ferrera has several notable accomplishments to her name - including Emmy and a Golden Globe  - but among her proudest accolades is officially a … Read More

Hispanic parents aspire for their children to have a higher education, graduate college and attend graduate school.

Poll: For Latinos in Texas, schools are the heart of the community

For Latinos in Texas, education is very personal.  Hispanic parents have high aspirations for their children’s education; over 90 percent of parents want … Read More

Dreamers still face an uphill battle to be able to pay for college without access to in-state tuition.  (Photo Courtesy Michele Rudy)

Opinion: Progress on immigration reform but DREAMers face challenges applying to college

With the immigration debate in full swing, there seems to be an apparent light at the end of the tunnel for DREAMers. However, the student DREAMers who want to … Read More

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Florida to have 2 types of high school diplomas under new law

Florida public high school students, get used to it: The way you get your diploma, and what your diploma says about you, is about to change. Gov. Rick Scott … Read More

The Harding Family.

Meet the family who sent six kids to college by age 12

Seth Harding grabs a two-handed rubber sword, adjusts his helmet made with electrician’s tape, and starts to teach. "Try to block her sword with the base of … Read More

Maryland Dreamers celebrating on Election Night after the voters approved of a state "Dream Act."

States take the lead on giving Dreamers in-state tuition, paving the way for reform

Gustavo Torres, Executive Director of Casa de Maryland, recalls the moment clearly. Maryland's governor had signed a Dream-Act-type legislation granting … Read More

Students in Puerto Rico will no longer have to pay U.S. college entrance exam fees.

Puerto Rico eliminates U.S. college entrance exam fees

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico's governor says public school students will no longer have to pay to take the standardized entrance exams … Read More

Eva Longoria made an appearance on "The Tonight Show" with Jay Leno.

[VIDEO] Eva Longoria reveals why she’s getting her master’s degree

Eva Longoria is all kinds of fabulous as an actress and producer, but the 38-year-old is determined to continue evolving as she works to attain her masters … Read More

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Texas pilot program helping college students with developmental needs

North Lake College in Texas is working on closing the gap for students who have trouble passing college-level courses. Currently 600 students attending the … Read More