Global March 2018

House Backs School Safety Bill In Florida Shooting Response [Breaking Education News]

The House overwhelmingly approved a bill to improve school safety Wednesday, the first gun-related action by Congress since the shooting that left 17 dead at a Florida high school. The bill authorizes $500 million over 10 years for grants to improve training and coordination between schools and local law enforcement and help identify signs of potential violence before they occur.

Global March 2018

Students To Walk Out Nationwide Protesting Gun Violence [Education News]

From Maine to Hawaii, students planned to walk out of school Wednesday to protest gun violence in the biggest demonstration yet of the student activism that has emerged in response to last month's massacre of 17 people at Florida's Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.

Global March 2018

A Life: Hawking Defied ALS To Become Pre-eminent Physicist [Beyond Education]

Renowned physicist Stephen Hawking died Wednesday at 76. He was among the most recognizable faces in science, on par with Albert Einstein, and his work guided a generation of enthusiasts and transformed him into a massively popular scientist, one as familiar to the wider world through his appearances on prime time television shows as his work on cosmology and black holes.

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.

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.

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

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 Premium

Not Real News: A Look At What Didn't Happen This Week In Education And Beyond

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 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 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

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 Premium

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.