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A dream fulfilled: Connie Valverde set to graduate from Turlock Adult School
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Fifty years after she stopped pursuing an education, Connie Valverde will be among the Turlock Adult School graduates receiving a high school diploma at Wednesdays commencement ceremony. - photo by FRANKIE TOVAR/The Journal
As a teenager growing up in the 1960s, Connie Valverde had dreams of earning an education, starting a family and making a life for herself in the United States. Living in the heart of Mexico in Puebla City, roughly 86 miles south of Mexico City, Valverde seemed to be in route to achieving her goals when she was suddenly forced to withdraw from the Mexican school system. According to Valverde, her exit from education was a result of her family’s socioeconomic status.
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Stanislaus State ranked among nation’s best colleges
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Stanislaus State’s Academic Senate voted in favor of a bill that would require students enrolled in all 23 California State University campuses to take one 3-credit unit of any qualifying Ethnic Studies course before they graduate (Journal file photo).
The Princeton Review has named Stanislaus State one of the nation’s Best Value Colleges for 2025, recognizing the University for offering one of the highest returns on investment (ROI) in higher education.
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