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For more than two decades, a workforce development program in El Paso has invested in the economically disadvantaged to help them attain the education and job skills needed to earn higher wages. Project ARRIBA - Advanced Retraining and Redevelopment Initiative in Border Areas - connects residents of low-income neighborhoods with resources that can prepare them for higher education and job training. President and CEO Roman Ortiz says ARRIBA promotes living-wage jobs that will help residents stay in the El Paso area. ...

Students who are also parents face more challenges getting through college, but support for these students is getting an upgrade at Bowie State University. Bowie State is one of eight Historically Black or Tribal Colleges and Universities to receive grant funding from the Aspen Institute to help improve outcomes for student parents. Research suggests that 22% of college students are also raising kids. ...

Arizona State University, YouTube and the video channel Crash Course have announced a partnership to offer a series of online courses for college credit. Called "Study Hall," it's a chance to take courses for credit and aims to address issues such as accessibility and cost. Katie Paquet, ASU's senior advisor for strategic communications, said the partnership allows students of all backgrounds to earn up to 12 college credits for their first year of study, on topics from math to English composition. ...

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The Washington Township school district is proposing new changes for bus routes next school year amid continued bus driver shortages.