US Gains 223K Jobs; Unemployment At 18-Year Low Of 3.8 Pct. [Beyond Education]

U.S. employers extended a streak of solid hiring in May, adding 223,000 jobs and helping lower the unemployment rate to an 18-year low of 3.8 percent from 3.9 percent in April. Average hourly pay rose 2.7 percent from a year earlier, a slightly faster annual rate than in April. But pay growth remains below levels that are typical when the unemployment rate is this low.

School District To Provide Free Meals To All Students [On A Positive Note In Education]

All public school students in a Connecticut city will receive free breakfast and lunch starting in the fall. The Meriden Board of Education has voted to accept additional funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Community Eligibility Provision program in order to provide free meals at the city's 12 public schools.

Immigrant Tuition Law Debated In Kansas Governor's Race [Education News]

A Republican candidate for Kansas governor who has advised President Donald Trump is attacking a state law that helps young people living in the U.S. illegally go to state colleges, appealing to his party's conservative base in a tough GOP primary race.

This Week’s Top 5 Trending Headlines In Education And Beyond

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Princeton University’s Vertical Farming Project Partners With Local Elementary School

Puerto Rico Grid 'Teetering' Despite $3.8 Billion Repair Job [Beyond Education]

After months of darkness and stifling heat, Noe Pagan was overjoyed when power-line workers arrived to restore electricity to his home deep in the lush green mountains of western Puerto Rico. But to his dismay, instead of raising a power pole toppled by Hurricane Maria, the federal contractors bolted the new 220-volt line to the narrow trunk of a breadfruit tree.