Global March 2018

House Backs School Safety Bill In Florida Shooting Response [Breaking Education News]

The House overwhelmingly approved a bill to improve school safety Wednesday, the first gun-related action by Congress since the shooting that left 17 dead at a Florida high school. The bill authorizes $500 million over 10 years for grants to improve training and coordination between schools and local law enforcement and help identify signs of potential violence before they occur.

Global March 2018

Police: Report Of Shots Fired On Northwestern Campus A Hoax [Education News]

A report of a gunman at a Northwestern University residence hall and shots fired was a hoax, a suburban Chicago police official said Wednesday. Evanston Police Cmdr. Ryan Glew said a call to police reporting shots fired was a "swatting" hoax. The term describes when someone calls in a false report in the hopes of prompting a SWAT team to respond.

Global May 2018

Russia Says Israel Behind Syria Airstrike

At least 14 are dead after a missile attack on an airbase in Syria. The foreign minister of Russia has said that there is no evidence of a poison gas attack in Douma. President Donald Trump may be one step closer to a summit with the leader of North Korea. Facebook will begin alerting tens of millions of people that their private data may have been compromised.

Technology April 2018

Facebook users to learn if they were part of privacy scandal [Beyond Education]

Get ready to find out if your Facebook data has been swept up in the Cambridge Analytica scandal. Starting Monday, the 87 million users who might have had their data shared with Cambridge Analytica will get a detailed message on their news feeds. Facebook says most of the affected users (more than 70 million) are in the U.S., though there are over a million each in the Philippines, Indonesia and the U.K.

Hispanic Community April 2018

Judge Deals Big Setback To Trump On 'DREAMers' Program [Beyond Education]

A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration must resume a program that has shielded hundreds of thousands of young immigrants from deportation but gave it 90 days to restate its arguments before his order takes effect. The ruling by U.S. District Judge John D. Bates in Washington, if it survives the 90-day reprieve, would be a new setback for the administration.

Global April 2018

Ohio School District Allows Teachers, Staff To Carry Weapons [Education News]

A school board at a southwest Ohio district where a student shot and wounded two classmates has voted to allow teachers and staff to carry weapons. WLWT-TV reports the Madison Local School District board voted unanimously Tuesday to allow employees to "defend and protect students."

Hispanic Community April 2018

APNewsBreak: Feds' Delays Imperil Migrant Children [Beyond Education]

The U.S. government risks placing migrant children in the custody of human traffickers because federal agencies have delayed crucial reforms needed to keep the children safe, according to the findings of a Senate subcommittee obtained by The Associated Press. Federal officials came under fire two years ago for rolling back child welfare policies meant to protect unaccompanied minors fleeing violence in Central America.

Health Care April 2018

Norovirus Confirmed After 50 NY College Students Fall Ill [Education News]

Officials at a central New York college have confirmed that norovirus sickened over 50 students. Hamilton College in Clinton said Wednesday that testing confirmed norovirus. The highly contagious bug causes diarrhea, nausea, muscle pain, vomiting and other symptoms. Health officials say norovirus can be transmitted through human contact and contaminated surfaces.

Hispanic Community April 2018

House Passes Immigrant Tuition Bill After Daylong Debate [Education News]

The Connecticut House of Representatives has given final legislative approval to a bill that allows immigrant students without legal status to be eligible for institutional financial aid at state-run colleges and universities. The bill passed Wednesday on a 91-59 vote, following a daylong debate. It now awaits the governor's signature.

Hispanic Community April 2018

Central American Asylum Seeking Caravan Reaches US Border [Beyond Education]

About 130 Central Americans, mostly women and children, have arrived at the U.S. border with Mexico in a "caravan" of asylum-seeking immigrants that has drawn the fury of President Donald Trump. Two busloads arrived late Tuesday in the Mexican border city of Tijuana at two migrant shelters just steps from one of the most fortified stretches of border separating the U.S. from Mexico.

Global April 2018

Kim Jong Un Steps Across Korean Border, Makes History

In a historic summit more striking for its extraordinary images than its substance, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in set aside a year that saw them seemingly on the verge of war, grasped hands and strode together Friday across the cracked concrete marking the Koreas' border.

Hispanic Community April 2018

Migrant 'Caravan' Gathers On US-Mexico Border [Beyond Education]

About 170 migrants in a caravan of Central American asylum-seekers have arrived in Tijuana, joining about nearly 200 others on their final stop before entering the United States. Three tourist buses were guarded by a Mexican police escort on a curvy, mountainous road from the Mexican border city of Mexicali.

Global April 2018

Arizona, Colorado Teachers Rally, Schools Close For 2nd Day [Education News]

Arizona and Colorado teachers plan to don red shirts and descend upon their respective Capitols for a second day in a growing educator uprising. Educators in both states want more classroom resources and have received offers either for increased school funding or pay, but they say the money isn't guaranteed and the efforts don't go far enough.

Arts and Media April 2018

Brooklyn and Manhattan Students Take Home Top Awards In Ezra Jack Keats Bookmaking Competition [On A Positive Note In Education]

The Ezra Jack Keats Foundation, in partnership with the New York City Department of Education, announced the winners of the 32nd annual Ezra Jack Keats Bookmaking Competition for grades 3-12. The winning books and honorable mentions are on exhibit at Brooklyn Public Library’s Central Library (at Grand Army Plaza), in the Youth Wing, May 1-20.

Hispanic Community April 2018

US Says Border Crossing Doesn't Have Room For Asylum Seekers [Beyond Education]

After traveling through Mexico with great fanfare for a month under the Trump administration's watchful eye, nearly 200 Central American migrants attempting to seek asylum in the United States were stopped in their tracks when border inspectors said that a crossing facility didn't have enough space to accommodate them.