Global January 2019

Boost Teacher Salaries, Fund Schools

Among the top issues lawmakers will face in 2019 are funding public schools, boosting teacher salaries and expanding health care coverage.

Global January 2019

Hill Leaders To Attend Border Briefing

Congressional leaders from the Democratic and Republican parties are to attend a border security briefing. The exact agenda of the briefing is currently unknown.

Global December 2018

Christmas Tree Does Not Kill Burglar

The Associated Press has fact checked the following stories. Although they have been shared widely via social media, none of the following stories are legit.

Global December 2018

Texas Tech U Achieves High Honor

Texas Tech University has reached the coveted Carnegie Tier One Classification becoming one of 86 public universities in the very high research activity category.

Global December 2018

Instructor Job Open; Top 4 Featured Jobs

At https://hispanicoutlookjobs.com/ there is a constantly updated, wide-variety of open positions at schools across the country, including Kutztown University.

Global December 2018

Senators Meet With Trump Over Shutdown

With a partial government shutdown looming, GOP senators met with President Donald Trump. The deadline to avoid the shutdown is midnight.

Global December 2018

From Shutdown To “Coco”; Top 5 Headlines

Topping our headlines this week were the government shutdown, thousands of migrant children being held in mass shelters and Disney•Pixar’s “Coco” being dubbed for kids in Peru.

Global December 2018

House Struggles To Avoid Shutdown

House is struggling to pass a bill to avoid a partial government shutdown. The House Freedom Caucus is urging the president to hold fast on funding for the U.S.-Mexico border wall.

Global December 2018

1,000s Of Migrant Kids In Mass Shelters

The majority of 14,300 children, including toddlers, are being held in residential facilities and detention shelters that are packed with as many as thousands of children.

Global December 2018

Trump May Be Backing Off $5B For Wall

While President Trump is not giving up on the wall, he might be backing off demanding $5 billion for the wall at this time. Congress is working on a budget measure to avoid a shutdown.

Global December 2018

Bump Stocks To Be Banned?

Bump stocks allow semi-automatic weapons to fire like automatic weapons. Trump’s administration has made them illegal to possess starting in March.

Global December 2018

UN Approves Compact To Support Refugees

The United Nations General Assembly approved a compact to provide stronger support for refugees on a global level. The only two “no” votes against the compact were Hungary and the U.S.