A lawsuit has called into question the future of public school funding in California. The California School Boards Association filed a lawsuit on Friday over a provision in the state budget. The suit argues that a budget trailer bill enacted this year could allow lawmakers to improperly manipulate the formula used for calculating school funding.
Scholarship America is currently accepting applications for the 2019 Dream Award Scholarships, which is designed for students with financial need who have are entering their second year or higher of education beyond high school. The deadline for applications is Monday, Oct. 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.
A box containing the college credit exams for about 200 high school students in Florida has gone missing. As a result, the students may have to retake the tests, which include International History and some General Paper courses commonly taken by students in ninth and tenth grades.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ summer program gave 107 college students the opportunity to intern over the summer at places like Warner Bros., Dolby Laboratories, HBO, IMAX, Universal Pictures, and AMC Networks. The program, which is in its second year, is designed to help increase diversity in the film industry.
Democrats in Nevada are reaching out to Latino voters for the upcoming midterm elections. As they try to engage prospective voters, the party is reporting encountering fear and uncertainty in the wake of the Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” immigration policies.
Every Friday Hispanic Outlook features the headlines that received the most views on our Facebook page in a special regular feature on our website.
Dallas Mavericks guard J.J. Barea and VARIDESK are working together to help children going back to school in Puerto Rico. Their efforts include donating desks and school supplies, as well as helping to renovate four schools, including a basketball court at Juan Lino Santiago elementary school.
Indiana University’s record-setting beginner class has left 109 students living in residence hall lounges instead of dorms. A spokesman for IU said this is only temporary and that the University hopes to have all of these students in dorm rooms by the end of the semester.
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.
FedEx employees in Memphis, Tennessee, now have the opportunity to go to college without worrying about tuition costs. FedEx Corp. is planning to offer its employees at the international hub in Memphis free college tuition towards an online degree from the University of Memphis.
U.S. school systems are getting ready for the first day of school not just in their public schools but also in new classrooms that have been set up in youth migrant shelters. In San Benito, Texas, for example, the superintendent authorized sending 19 bilingual teachers, hundreds of computers and mobile classrooms.
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.
Applications for the 2018 Student Loan Debt Relief Tax Credit are currently being accepted in Maryland. Both undergraduate and graduate students are eligible provided they have at least $20,000 in student loan debt, as well as at least $5,000 in outstanding student loan debt remaining.
The following are the top four featured job openings available on The Hispanic Outlook On Education’s job board. All jobs that are listed on Hispanic Outlook’s job board include full descriptions, as well as information about where and how to apply.
