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Non-education majors get chance to become certified teachers

ASU undergraduate students who aren't education majors will be given an opportunity to become certified teachers in Arizona through the Secondary Education Certificate program.

| October 9, 2013

Wise Beyond Their Peers

Although they may be a minority group on campus, middle-aged students like Lora Hale-Vance want to make a name for themselves just as much as their younger peers.

By Marilyn Napier | September 17, 2013

New policies for non-tenure track faculty are a mistake

If your non-tenured faculty are outperforming your tenured superstars in effective teaching and student retention, there is a problem.

| September 12, 2013

Why you're broke (and probably always will be)

You should follow your bliss, but that doesn't always mean it has to be your vocation

| August 29, 2013

The lightness of learning

With enough time, patience and consideration, I could learn anything I wanted.

By Christine Truong | August 22, 2013

Theodore Roosevelt on the steps of Old Main. Photo courtesy ASU

Sparky’s Quill: Theodore Roosevelt at ASU

March 20, 1911: In front of the beautiful Old Main at Tempe Normal School, Theodore Roosevelt recited his speech. He stood on the same steps that you can walk on today. There was a fair amount of people gathered around in the pleasant March air.

By Tom Black | April 17, 2013

Community college transfers help increase competition, save money

Students and parents should really be asking themselves if the constant tuition increases are actually doing anything.

By Jacob Evans | April 14, 2013

Outdated educational model quashes intellectual engagement, excitement

New generations can offer new perspectives, but not if they’re learning via the same tired educational model as the previous one.

By Jake Adler | April 14, 2013

Leave the home-schooler alone

Parents, not the state, should be the ultimate arbiter in a child's education.

By Matthew Rich | April 12, 2013

TV programming offers both entertainment, education

Many channels marketed as “educational” are far from it.

By Ashley Mentzer | April 3, 2013

Political Science junior, Annica Benning, sits at her desk in her home with her book in hand. Benning wrote a book on Native American art and culture based on her personal research. (Photo by Perla Farias)

Student promotes literacy and education by writing about Native American art

ASU student Annica Benning has donated 300,000 copies of her book to fourth graders, school libraries and public libraries across Arizona to encourage children to read.

By Shelby Slade | April 2, 2013

Lessons from Steubenville

Steubenville has dominated our attention, because it hits close to home.

By Jacob Evans | March 21, 2013

The Student Edition of scrible will bring features like a citation generator and larger storage space. Screenshot by Courtland Jeffrey

Tech Spec: Scrible Review

Every once in a while, I receive requests to review a website or app on my blog and most of the time, they do not catch my eye. But when I heard from cofounder and CEO, Victor Karkar about his web app, scrible, my interest was piqued

By Courtland Jeffrey | March 4, 2013