Global July 2018

Wounded Students From Parkland School Shooting To Get $1.63M [Education News]

The families of the 17 victims killed in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting will each receive $400,000 from a $10.5 million fund. Eighteen of the injured survivors will receive $1.63 million. The Broward Education Foundation and a steering committee for the victims announced Monday the breakdown of the funds that were raised through a GoFundMe campaign. Nearly 37,000 individuals and companies donated to the fund.

Global July 2018

The Latest: Statue Of Liberty Base Climber Identified [Beyond Education]

A federal official identified the woman who climbed the Statue of Liberty’s base on the Fourth of July as Therese Okoumou. According to the official, she told police that she was protesting the separation of immigrant children from parents who cross the U.S.-Mexico border illegally.

Health Care July 2018

Puerto Rico Struggles With Jump In Asthma Cases Post-Maria [Beyond Education]

Doctors in Puerto Rico say they are seeing an alarming rise in the number and severity of asthma cases that they attribute to the aftermath of the deadly hurricane that walloped the island in September. The chronic lung disease is caused by such things as pollution, airborne mold and pollen, all of which have increased post-Maria.

Global July 2018

University Inherits More Than 400 Presidential Memorabilia Items [Education News]

The University of Virginia just inherited more than 400 presidential memorabilia items making it the largest private collection ever donated to their Center for Politics. The collection from Jack F. Christie contains items from both political parties and seven presidential administrations.

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

APNewsBreak: US Army Quietly Discharging Immigrant Recruits [Beyond Education]

Some immigrant U.S. Army reservists and recruits who enlisted in the military with a promised path to citizenship are being abruptly discharged, the Associated Press has learned. Some of the service members say they were not told why they were being discharged. Others who pressed for answers said the Army informed them they'd been labeled as security risks.

Financing July 2018

Students To Pay Hundreds More Per Semester To Attend Southern University System [Education News]

Southern University System students in Louisiana will pay hundreds of dollars more a semester in the upcoming school year, to generate $4.2 million for campuses, under a package of fee hikes approved by the system governing board Thursday. Fee increases on students are rankling lawmakers, who protected Louisiana's colleges from budget cuts for the 2018-19 school year by renewing part of an expiring sales tax last month.

Global July 2018

NOT REAL NEWS: A Look At What Didn't Happen This Week Beyond Education

A roundup of some of the most popular, but completely untrue, headlines of the week. None of these stories are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked each of these out, including the original sources, and debunk them.

Global July 2018

Trump Homes in on Supreme Court Pick

President Donald Trump says he "can't go wrong" regarding his top four Supreme Court picks. Divers continue to their operation to rescue a youth soccer team trapped in a flooded cave in Thailand. ICE raid separates families already living in the U.S. Immigration has become a top political issue in the United States, as well as in Europe.

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.

Hispanic Community July 2018

Mexican President-Elect Wants Every Kid To Go To College [Education News]

Mexican President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is promising to send to college every young person who wants to attend. Future education secretary Esteban Moctezuma said later that the government will provide $126 in monthly scholarships to students who need financial help to finish high school or university, if the budget permits.

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.

Hispanic Community July 2018

WPUNJ And Radio Station In Puerto Rico Form Partnership Following University’s Humanitarian Outreach [On A Positive Note In Education]

William Paterson University of New Jersey’s radio station, 88.7 WPSC-FM Brave New Radio, recently established a sister-station relationship with WVQR 90.1 FM Radio Vieques in Puerto Rico. The university’s radio station will be creating original content for both stations that is designed for a bilingual audience.

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.

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.