Posts Tagged: Arizona

Mass. Gov. Patrick Vows In-State Tuition for Illegal Immigrants

Posted November 29th, 2010 by NEBHE Admin & filed under Newslink, Newslink Topic, Newslink Type.

Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick vowed to push for in-state tuition for illegal immigrant students at state colleges during his second term.Patrick announced the plan earlier this month at the Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition's annual Thanksgiving luncheon. Though no specific details were revealed, Patrick's plans draw on many of the 130 immigration reforms recommended by an ...

STEM PBL Enters Arizona

Posted October 15th, 2010 by John O. Harney & filed under Newslink, Newslink Topic, Newslink Type.

Members of NEBHE's STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) PBL (Problem Based Learning) project recently visited Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Ariz., to film solar-energy production sites. The film will become part of a multimedia case study for use in high school and college classrooms. The STEM PBL project is funded by the Advanced Technological Education project of the Nation...