Financing March 2018

Delta Community Announces 13th Annual Scholarship Program [Education News]

Delta Community Credit Union announces a call for entries in its annual scholarship program. Five applicants will be awarded a total of $20,000 based on academic achievement, community involvement and submission of an essay on a subject selected by the Credit Union. The program provides funds to cover tuition, books, housing and other expenses.

Arts and Media April 2018

‘Hamilton’ takes 7 prizes at UK stage Olivier Awards [Beyond Education]

Historical hip-hop musical “Hamilton” took seven trophies including best new musical at British theater’s Olivier Awards, where women’s rights activists joined stage stars on the red carpet to support the Time’s Up movement. Lin-Manuel Miranda’s musical about U.S. founding father Alexander Hamilton was nominated in a record 13 categories at Britain’s equivalent of the Tony Awards. The show, which turns an early chapter of U.S. history into a compellingly modern story, opened in London in December after taking New York by storm.

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.

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.

Global April 2018

Twin Suicide Bombing in Afghanistan Kills Dozens

Coordinated suicide bombings in Afghanistan kill dozens. A missile attack on an arms depot in Syria kills 26. Around 200 Central American migrants seeking asylum have been stopped at the U.S.-Mexico border. President Donald Trump has not held a solo White House press conference in more than a year when he defended Michael Flynn.

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.

Global April 2018

Athena Girl 'Spreads The Love' With 100 Dress Donations [On A Positive Note In Education]

In the waning days of March, Weston-McEwen High School senior Christina Swafford and her parents traveled to Portland and packed 100 prom dresses into the back of their Honda Pilot. Ever since she learned how expensive formal dresses could be during her eighth grade graduation, Christina and her mother began collecting dresses to lend out to local students who had trouble affording them.

Hispanic Community May 2018

US Awards $589M To Puerto Rico's Education Department [Education News]

Puerto Rico's governor says the island's Department of Education will receive $589 million in federal funds to help defray costs related to Hurricane Maria. Gov. Ricardo Rossello said Monday that the money will be released under the federal Restart program. The funds come as Puerto Rico prepares to close 280 public schools amid an 11-year recession and a drop in enrollment.

Technology May 2018

Facebook Plans Digital Training Partnership In New Mexico [Education News]

Facebook plans to partner with Central New Mexico Community College to establish a certificate program in digital marketing, the social media giant announced Monday. Marne Levine — chief operating officer for Instagram, a social media platform owned by Facebook — told people gathered for a small-business training event in Albuquerque that the certificate program will help participants add marketable skills to their resume.

Technology May 2018

EPCC’s Clint Early College Academy Selected For Pilot Program By Microsoft Philanthropies [Education News]

El Paso Community College’s (EPCC) Clint Early College Academy was selected to a new partnership with Microsoft’s Technology, Education, and Literacy in Schools (TEALS) program, which helps high schools build and grow sustainable computer science programs through partnerships between classroom teachers and technology industry volunteers. The program will launch this fall at Clint ISD Early College Academy.