Global May 2018

Foreign Student Temporary Job Program Surged In Past Decade [Education News]

A program that allows foreign graduates of American universities to stay in the country for temporary employment has expanded significantly over the past decade. That's according to a study by the Pew Research Center. The report comes as colleges and universities are struggling with falling enrollment of foreign students amid the Trump administration's anti-immigration rhetoric.

Health Care May 2018

Indiana U Scientist Gets $9M To Further Animal-Human Organ Research [Education News]

An Indiana University scientist is getting a $9 million boost from a biotech company to further his research into ways to use animal organs in humans. The IU School of Medicine says Dr. Burcin Ekser's four-year grant comes from Silver Springs, Maryland-based Lung Biotechnology PBC. That company was founded in 2015 by United Therapeutics Corp. to address the acute national shortage of transplantable lungs and other organs.

Global May 2018

Donation Allows Iowa Library To Clear Fines For Children [On A Positive Note Beyond Education]

The Davenport Public Library has erased nearly $4,000 in fines incurred by hundreds of young cardholders thanks to a donation that's intended to encourage summertime reading. The Community Foundation of the Great River Bend donation has erased fines incurred by about 300 youth cardholders from June 2017 to January 2018.

Financing May 2018

Arborjet "Taking Root" College Scholarship Program Now Accepting Applications [Education News]

Arborjet Inc., a plant health care company, is seeking applicants for its 2018 "Taking Root" college scholarship program. For the fifth consecutive year, the scholarship program will award 10 graduating high school seniors each with a $1,000 scholarship to pursue full-time studies in Forestry, Plant Sciences, Horticulture, Entomology, Environmental Science or a related major at an accredited two- or four-year college.

Global June 2018

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.

Global June 2018

Feed the Children Expands Summer Food And Education Program [On A Positive Note]

Feed the Children is kicking off its Summer Food and Education Program in communities across the country to help combat the alarming number of children who do not have a stable source of nutrition during the summer months. The nonprofit is partnering with community organizations to hold meal sites at libraries, parks, camps, churches and schools and plans to provide up to one million meals this summer.

Hispanic Community August 2018

Venezuela Detains 6, Hunts More In Drone Attack On Maduro [Beyond Education]

Investigators hunting for assailants behind a failed attempt to assassinate President Nicolas Maduro with explosives-laden drones have raided hotels and seized vehicles while grilling six suspects for details of the plot. Venezuela's socialist government alleged Sunday that the detained suspects conspired with others in Miami and the capital of neighboring Colombia, though they offered no specific evidence

Global August 2018

Colorado College Reprinting Up To 9.2K Diplomas To Fix Typo

A Colorado university is offering to reprint up to 9,200 diplomas after the outgoing editor of the school newspaper found a big typo. Alec Williams was checking to make sure his name was spelled correctly on his Colorado Mesa University diploma when he noticed it said "Coard of Trustees" instead of "Board of Trustees" in Old English font.

Global August 2018

NY To Invest $1.5M In 'Farm-To-School' Lunch Programs

New York state’s “farm-to-school” program is getting $1.5 million in additional funding. Through the program, local farms products including fruits and vegetables are used for school lunches at New York public schools. Individual school districts have the option to apply for grants of up to $100,000 because of this program.

Global August 2018

Today’s Top 2 Job News Items 08-15-2018

The following are the top two articles related to jobs in education that have broken within the last 24 hours on AP. These stories span job positions in both primary and secondary education, and specifically education jobs in Rhode Island and Oklahoma.

Hispanic Community August 2018

Foe Accused By Maduro Says Venezuela Military Is Fracturing

Exiled Julio Borges, who formerly led the opposition-controlled National Assembly in Venezuela, said the fact that two high-ranking military officers have been arrested in connection to the attempted assassination on President Nicolas Maduro points to increased fracturing within Venezuela’s armed forces. The failed attack on Maduro involved drones loaded with plastic explosives.

Global August 2018

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.

Global August 2018

What Trump Is Saying About Mueller Probe

President Donald Trump labels the Mueller Probe "McCarthyism." The sex scandal regarding Roman Catholic priests in Pennsylvania has lead some conservations to demand the purge of all gay priests. Shots were fired at a security booth outside the U.S. mission in Turkey's capital. Families separated by war in North and South Korea were reunited.

Global August 2018

Job News: Kentucky Removes Master's Degree Education Requirement For Teachers

Kentucky’s Education Professional Standards Board has voted to waive the requirement for teachers to obtain a master’s degree in order to move from Rank III to Rank II. Previously, teachers in their first 10 years of teaching needed to earn Rank II through a master’s degree program that was approved by the board.

Global August 2018

22 Indiana College Presidents Call For Hate Crime Law

The University of Notre Dame, DePauw and Franklin, Hanover and Wabash, are among 22 private colleges and universities in Indiana whose presidents have signed a pubic letter calling for the General Assembly to pass a hate crimes law during the 2019 legislative session.