Global July 2018

Official: 4 More Boys Brought Out Of Flooded Thai Cave [Beyond Education]

Four more of the youth soccer players trapped for over two weeks in a flooded cave in northern Thailand were brought out on Monday, an official said, bringing to eight the number extracted in the ongoing high-stakes rescue operation. After Monday's rescue effort, four boys and their coach were still inside the labyrinth cave.

Legal July 2018

California, Long A Holdout, Adopts Mass Immigration Hearings [Beyond Education]

A federal judge was irritated when an attorney for dozens of people charged with crossing the border illegally asked for more time to meet with clients before setting bond. On Monday, the court will try to curb the caseload by assigning a judge to oversee misdemeanor immigration cases and holding large, group hearings that critics call assembly-line justice. The move puts California in line with other border states.

Financing July 2018

UC Merced Receives Grant To Expand Biology Curriculum [Education News]

University of California, Merced has received their first Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) grant. The grant’s purpose is to make science education specifically STEM more inclusive. UC Merced is one of 33 schools to join the HHMI Inclusive Excellence initiative. They will receive $1 million over the course of the next five years to test a new undergraduate biological sciences curriculum.

Global July 2018

Daring Rescue Saves All 12 Boys, Soccer Coach From Thai Cave [Beyond Education]

All 12 boys and their soccer coach have been rescued from a flooded cave in northern Thailand, the Thai navy SEALs said Tuesday, ending an 18-day ordeal that riveted people around the world. The SEALs, who were central to the rescue effort, said on their Facebook page that the remaining four boys and their 25-year-old coach were all brought out safely Tuesday.

Legal July 2018

A Look At Supreme Court Nominee Kavanaugh's Notable Opinions [Beyond Education]

Judge Brett Kavanaugh, President Donald Trump's nominee for the Supreme Court, has sat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit since 2006. The Associated Press has compiled a list of summaries of some of his notable opinions.

Global July 2018

UAlbany Professor Finds Clues In Bloodstains [Education News]

A University at Albany chemistry professor says technology that makes it possible to distinguish a person's age range based on bloodstains could be used to fight crime. Professor Igor Lednev says he's able to use lasers to classify blood samples as coming from specific age groups, such as newborns, adolescents or adults from 43 to 68 years old.

Financing July 2018

New Game Show Will Pay Up To 100 Percent Of Student Loan Debt [Education News]

TruTV Network is premiering a new game show called “Paid Off.” The contestants have all been affected by student loan debt. Each episode three contestants mostly in their late 20s or early 30s square off to answer a variety of trivia questions, including categories with an education-related twist on questions with “ology” or surveys about the best job you can have in college.

Health Care July 2018

Around $100,000 In Funding To Aid Adult Students Recovering From Substance Abuse [Education News]

West Virginia health officials have awarded nearly $100,000 in funding for college campus support services for adults who are recovering from substance abuse. The Department of Health and Human Resources announced the funding Tuesday to expand the statewide resource capacity through collegiate recovery programs.

Global July 2018

State Cuts Lead To UI Staff Cuts, University Center Closures [Education News]

The University of Iowa plans to cut staff, sell property in Des Moines and make other moves in response to state funding reductions. The university announced the move Tuesday in a news release, saying it will close seven centers and carry out "permanent furloughs" of 33 full-time staffers whose positions are not directly tied to student instruction.

Hispanic Community July 2018

Exhausted And Subdued, Reunited Families Return To Guatemala [Beyond Education]

Chartered flights full of deportees from the United States regularly arrive in the Central American country, but Tuesday's flight was among the first containing families separated at the border under President Donald Trump's contentious zero-tolerance policy. More than 2,300 children were separated from their families before a June 20 order stopping the practice.

Financing July 2018

Arkansas Scholarship Lottery Raised Nearly $92M For College Scholarships [Education News]

The Arkansas Scholarship Lottery raised nearly $92 million for college scholarships in fiscal 2018, the third-largest amount raised in its nine years of operation. The lottery also collected a record $500.4 million of revenue in the fiscal year that ended June 30, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reported.

Technology July 2018

Princeton To Deploy New 911 Technology With Pinpoint Mobile Data Accuracy [Education News]

Princeton University’s Department of Public Safety Communication Center is one of the first in the nation to deploy a new 911 technology. The new technology allows the capability to have pinpoint-accurate 911 mobile data when Apple introduces its new iPhone later this year. Princeton will be able to access the data for 911 mobile calls made within their jurisdiction.

Global July 2018

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

Every Friday Hispanic Outlook features the headlines that received the most views on our Facebook page in a special regular feature on our website. These headlines can include breaking news stories, as well as articles related to the field of education and/or the Hispanic community.

Global July 2018

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

Every Friday Hispanic Outlook features the headlines that received the most views on our Facebook page in a special regular feature on our website. These headlines can include breaking news stories, as well as articles related to the field of education and/or the Hispanic community.

Hispanic Community July 2018

Detaining Immigrant Kids Is Now A Billion-Dollar Industry [Beyond Education]

Detaining immigrant children has morphed into a surging industry in the U.S. that now reaps $1 billion annually — a tenfold increase over the past decade, an Associated Press analysis finds. Health and Human Services grants for shelters, foster care and other child welfare services for detained unaccompanied and separated children soared from $74.5 million in 2007 to $958 million in 2017.