Between 2001 and 2011, ASU’s freshman retention rate improved from 80 to 84 percent. Increases in subsequent years brought ASU’s one-year retention rate to nearly 87 percent, and the overall graduation rate to 67 percent; both well above the national medians of 68 and 42, and besting the University of Arizona (81 and 61 percent), Northern Arizona University (74, 52) and Grand Canyon University (65, 31), according to the National Center for Education Statistics.
A monthly survey of books, chapters, articles and conference papers written by faculty members and graduate students of Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College.
"Move it or lose it" is the old saying, but maybe it's time to flip that: Move it — because you have so much to gain.
May is National Physical Fitness and Sports Month, and these members of the Arizona State University community prove that physical activity is a great way of life.
From fitness' role in the classroom to favorite ways to stay active, these Sun Devils share what sport means to them.
Sport is ... empowerment
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"Move it or lose it" is the old saying, but maybe it's time to flip that: Move it — because you have so much to gain.
May is National Physical Fitness and Sports Month, and these members of the Arizona State University community prove that physical activity is a great way of life.
From fitness' role in the classroom to favorite ways to stay active, these Sun Devils share what sport means to them.
The doctor of philosophy degree was conferred on eight graduates of Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College at the spring convocation ceremony on May 11. The college offers two PhD programs, in Educational Policy and Evaluation; and Learning, Literacies and Technologies.
On May 11, the Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College convocation ceremony conferred on 18 graduates the Doctor of Education degree in Leadership and Innovation. The EdD is designed for practicing educator leaders working in a range of settings who want to create better opportunities and environments for learners of all ages.
Two Arizona State University graduate student veterans who are passionate about making a positive impact in society have been named Tillman Scholars for the Class of 2018, the Pat Tillman Foundation announced Wednesday.
Air Force veteran Lindsay Lorson and Arizona Army National Guard veteran Vivin Paliath are among an elite group of only 60 national recipients selected this year to the 10th Tillman Scholar class that collectively will receive over $1.3 million in scholarship funding.
Last month, Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College Assistant Professor Bryan Henderson was selected as a 2018 National Academy of Education/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellow. The fellowship provides funding and professional development to early-career researchers whose projects focus on critical issues in the history, theory or practice of formal or informal education, at the national and international levels.
A thoroughly modern building sits on the very far corner of Arizona State University’s West campus in Glendale, Arizona. Its lush gardens provide an organic, welcoming feel and exist quite gracefully alongside the contemporary sharp angles that suggest innovation is thriving inside its walls.
The National Center for Education Statistics released results for its National Assessment of Educational Progress in April. Commonly referred to as “the nation’s report card,” NAEP is the largest continuing assessment of what America's students know and how they perform in various subject areas. Arizona’s most recent results for reading and math in grades 4 and 8 were virtually unchanged from the last NAEP in 2015.