An Arizona State University fraternity that has suffered several serious problems over the past few months has had its status as a fraternity revoked by the school.
An Arizona State University fraternity that has suffered several serious problems over the past few months has had its status as a fraternity revoked by the school.
Authorities say two elementary school students in Flagstaff have been treated and released from a hospital after the school bus they were riding on collided with an SUV.
Authorities say two elementary school students in Flagstaff have been treated and released from a hospital after the school bus they were riding on collided with an SUV.
The Arizona Senate has rejected an expansion of a school voucher program that allows students to use public funds to attend a private school because it lacked accountability standards.
The Arizona Senate has reversed course and approved an expansion of a school voucher program that allows students to use public funds to attend a private school.
All those "status updates" and "tweets" that people post as they clamor to be part of the online social network may reflect a troubling trend toward self-absorbed behavior in the United States, a new study suggests.
All those "status updates" and "tweets" that people post as they clamor to be part of the online social network may reflect a troubling trend toward self-absorbed behavior in the United States, a new study suggests.
Friday, June 7 2013 9:36 AM EDT2013-06-07 13:36:17 GMT
A high school valedictorian from South Carolina is becoming an internet sensation after swapping his pre-approved speech for the Lord's Prayer. Roy Costner is Liberty High's Valedictorian. He made a bold
A high school valedictorian from South Carolina is becoming an internet sensation after swapping his pre-approved speech for the Lord's Prayer. Roy Costner is Liberty High's Valedictorian. He made a bold
From the time they are born, we put our boys in blue beanies and our girls in pink ones. It's a societal norm, an expectation even, that you just are what you are born - a boy or a girl.
From the time they are born, we put our boys in blue beanies and our girls in pink ones. It's a societal norm, an expectation even, that you just are what you are born - a boy or a girl.
Although students who get free or discounted lunches through federal programs are more likely to be obese than students who don't, kids in states that set higher standards for these meals are less likely to suffer that fate.
Although students who get free or discounted lunches through federal programs are more likely to be obese than students who don't, kids in states that set higher standards for these meals are less likely to suffer that fate.
All over the country, lawmakers and police have scrambled to come with ideas to better secure schools. Arizona was no exception.
It's been a little over 3 months since that awful shooting rampage at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut. All over the country, lawmakers and police have scrambled to come with ideas to better secure schools. Arizona was no exception.
Apply for admission and financial aid early in your senior year.
Submit a “FAFSA,” the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. Submit it as early as January when your family receives the necessary income statements.
Ask your high school counselor about scholarship and grant information received by the school. Apply to the ones for which you qualify.
Check with the financial aid office at the college you want to attend. Find out what assistance is available through the college and find out what forms are required.
Surf the Web for more information (see our list of websites).
Apply for scholarships and grants.
Ask about Work Study programs.
Consider Parent PLUS loans.
Keep track of deadlines and contacts. Be organized! Think of the financial aid search as a part-time job.
Would you like to have an idea what college will cost you? Check out the free financial aid need estimator at ACT’s website: www.act.org/fane. This calculator will estimate what your family will be expected to contribute toward the cost of college. And you can determine the costs at more than 32,000 U.S. colleges and universities. You’ll get your official answer from the federal government later, but this will give you a good idea of what to expect since it uses the same financial aid formula used in calculating official results.
Beware of scholarship scams
The Federal Trade Commission offers the following signs of a scholarship scam: 1. "The scholarship is guaranteed or your money back." 2. "You can't get this information anywhere else." 3. "May I have your credit card or bank account number to hold this scholarship?" 4. "We'll do all the work." 5. "The scholarship will cost you some money." 6. "You've been selected" by a national foundation to receive a scholarship," or "You're a finalist" in a contest you never entered.
