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Global March 2018

AP Analysis: NRA Gave $7 Million To Hundreds Of Schools [Education News]

The National Rifle Association has given more than $7 million in grants to hundreds of U.S. schools in recent years, according to an Associated Press analysis, but few have shown any indication that they'll follow the lead of businesses that are cutting ties with the group following last month's massacre at a Florida high school.

Global March 2018

Trump Orders Stiff Trade Tariffs, Unswayed By Grim Warnings; Mexico and Canada Exempted For Now [Beyond Education]

Unswayed by Republican warnings of a trade war, President Donald Trump ordered steep new tariffs on steel and aluminum imports to the U.S. on Thursday, vowing to fight back against an "assault on our country" by foreign competitors. The president said he would exempt Canada and Mexico as "a special case" while negotiating for changes to the North American Free Trade Agreement.

Global March 2018

Skechers Foundation Gives More Than $1.5 Million To Children With Special Needs And Education [On A Positive Note]

The Skechers Foundation celebrated its ninth record-breaking Skechers Pier to Pier Friendship Walk for children presenting more than $510,000 to The Friendship Foundation in support of kids with special needs, and over $1 million for education foundations. The organization also announced the continuation of its annual Skechers Foundation Scholarship Program, and will award $100,000 in college scholarships for the 2018-2019 school year.

Global March 2018

Trump Backs Off Push for Raising Assault Rifle Purchase Age

President Donald Trump backs off pushing to raise the assault rifle purchase age, and his administration has pledged to help states pay for training teachers on how to use firearms. The same helicopter that plunged into the East River was involved in a fatal crash in 2009. A plane crash in Nepal kills dozens. Despite the president's rhetoric, little has changed on the U.S.-Mexico border.

Global March 2018

Trump Doesn't Set Age For Guns, Defers On Arming Teachers [Educations News]

President Donald Trump's plan to prevent school shootings doesn't increase the minimum age for purchasing assault weapons to 21 and leaves the question of arming teachers to states and local communities. Instead, a new federal commission on school safety will examine the age issue as part of a package in response to the school shooting in Parkland, Florida, last month that left 17 dead.

Global March 2018

Pilot In NYC Crash Called 'Mayday,' Cited Engine Failure [Beyond Education]

A pilot whose helicopter went down in Manhattan's East River, killing five passengers, says in an emergency radio transmission that he had engine failure. The pilot is heard saying "Mayday, mayday, mayday" during the crash on Sunday night. The person at the other end of the transmission had trouble making out what the pilot was saying.

Hispanic Community March 2018

1968 LA School Walkout Protesters See Link To Parkland Teens

Participants in a 1968 Los Angeles high school walkout to protest dropout rates and paddle beatings for speaking Spanish that ended up prompting a wave of Mexican-American youth activism say they hear echoes of their demonstrations in the voices of outraged students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, where 17 people died in a mass shooting.

Hispanic Community March 2018

NFL, HHF & Nationwide Launch NFL Hispanic Leaders Alliance [On A Positive Note Beyond Education]

Building off the success of the NFL Hispanic Heritage Leadership Awards, the NFL, together with the Hispanic Heritage Foundation (HHF) and Nationwide are pleased to announce the launch of the NFL Hispanic Leaders Alliance Presented by Nationwide. The alliance will feature webinars, events and continued dialogue to help shape the NFL’s engagement and outreach with the Hispanic community.

Legal March 2018

Immigrants Sue US Over End To Temporary Protected Status [Beyond Education]

The Trump administration's decision to end a program that lets immigrants from four countries live and work legally in the U.S. was motivated by racism and leaves the immigrants' American born children with an "impossible choice," according to a federal lawsuit filed on Monday. Nine immigrants and five children filed the suit to reinstate temporary protected status for people from El Salvador, Haiti, Nicaragua and Sudan.

Hispanic Community March 2018

Protests To Await Trump's Visit To California Border [Beyond Education]

Rallies for and against Donald Trump's "big beautiful border wall" with Mexico are expected to mark his first visit to California as president amid growing tensions between his administration and the state over immigration enforcement. Trump will visit eight towering prototypes of his planned wall Tuesday before addressing Marines in San Diego and attending a fund-raiser in Los Angeles.

Technology March 2018

Programing Glitch Puts 3,000 Scholarship Winners' Data Including Social Security Numbers Online [Education News]

A state agency is telling 3,000 college scholarship recipients in South Carolina that their personal information was posted online for 10 months. The Commission on Higher Education sent a letter to students who earned Palmetto Fellows scholarships, saying their names, addresses and Social Security numbers were posted in May 2017 when the agency switched programs.

Global March 2018

Devos Interviews On School Policy Land Flat With White House [Education News]

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos got a less than ringing endorsement from the White House after a pair of uncomfortable television interviews raised questions about her commitment to help underperforming schools and support for President Donald Trump's proposal to curb school violence. In an interview with CBS' "60 Minutes," DeVos admitted that she had not visited low-performing schools to understand their needs.

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