Global July 2018

New Study Of L.A. Millennials Reveals Important Job Recruitment And Retention Information [Beyond Education]

A new study highlights important new information about what L.A. millennials are seeking in employment. The stereotype of millennials enjoying a shared office environment, at a desk across from a co-worker wearing headphones with their face buried in a laptop, doesn't seem to be true in L.A. When asked what type of office environment they preferred, surprisingly most millennials preferred to work in a "traditionally" configured office.

Global July 2018

Newtown Parents Urge Facebook To Act Against Hoax Theorists [Education News]

The parents of one of the 20 children killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting are asking Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg to remove hateful and harassing comments posted by conspiracy theorists who say the shooting never happened. Leonard Pozner and Veronique De La Rosa wrote Zuckerberg a letter published on Wednesday in The Guardian .

Global July 2018

New University District Coming To Atlantic City [Education News]

Atlantic City has just given designation for a University District surrounding the new Stockton University Atlantic City campus. Stockton’s anchor institution is intended to help expand the social, economic and cultural aspects of not only Stockton but the entire community.

Global July 2018

ESPN Hires Former UCLA Coach Mora As College Studio Analyst [Education News]

Former UCLA coach Jim Mora is joining ESPN as a college football analyst, filling the role Chip Kelly held last season at the network before replacing Mora as coach of the Bruins. ESPN announced Tuesday that it added Mora and re-signed college football analyst Joey Galloway to a multiyear deal. Mora coached at UCLA from 2012-17.

Global July 2018

Metal Detectors To Be Used In School Where 17 Were Killed [Education News]

Students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School will no longer have to use see-through backpacks, but they will have to pass through metal detectors when they return to class in a few weeks. The Sun Sentinel reports that the school where 17 people were fatally shot on Valentine's Day will be the first in Broward County to use metal detectors.

Global July 2018

First-Of-Its-Kind Program For Part-Time Students Launches In NY

Bronx Community College and LaGuardia Community College have partnered with the Mayor’s Office for Economic Opportunity to launch a first-of-its-kind program for part-time students. About 40 percent of the community college students that attend a City University of New York (CUNY) are part-time.

Global July 2018

Alabama College Launches Program To Help Gifted Students [On A Positive Note In Education]

An Alabama college has launched a program to strengthen the state's efforts to educate gifted students. The University of Alabama launched the program and will be working with the Gifted Education and Talent Development Office. The office wants to identify students who show potential to develop beyond traditional benchmarks set for children at their age level, but this method varies from state to state.

Global July 2018

Never Ever Threaten the United States Again

President Donald Trump warns the president of Iran that there will be dire consequences for threatening America. Authorities have not ruled out terrorism as a possible motive for the recent mass shooting in Toronto. Mixed-status American families are being divided because of deportation. The recent deadly shooting at Trader Joe's began as a feud between a man and his grandmother.

Global July 2018

Love Button Global Movement Launches New Educational, Humanitarian and Integrative Health Programs [On A Positive Note In Education]

The Love Button Global Movement announced the launch of new educational, humanitarian and integrative health programs. An appeal was made at the nonprofit organization’s recent retreat in Los Angeles to put love into action by supporting the #GiveLoveCampaign, which funds Love Button programming and outreach, including youth programs to end shaming and bullying in schools, training compassionate physicians of tomorrow, and global humanitarian programs.

Global July 2018

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.

Global July 2018

Tulane U Study Shows High Levels Of Improvement In New Orleans Public Schools Post Katrina [Education News]

New Orleans public schools has seen exceptional gains in student achievement, graduation and college outcomes according to a new Tulane University study conducted by the Education Research Alliance for New Orleans (ERA- New Orleans). The study comes nine years post-Katrina and offers the first in-depth analysis of how school reform has affected the long-term outcomes for students.

Global July 2018

A Day After Back-Tracking, Trump Defends Summit Performance [Beyond Education]

Taking to Twitter early Wednesday, President Donald Trump defended anew his much-criticized performance at the Helsinki summit, promising "big results" from better relations with Russia and hitting back at "haters." Trump made no mention of his having walked back comments that called into question U.S. intelligence findings of Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election.