Arts and Media May 2019

2019 EJK Bookmaking Competition Winners

The winners of the 33rd annual Ezra Jack Keats Bookmaking Competition for grades 3-12 were recently honored at an awards ceremony at the Central Branch of Brooklyn Public Library.

Hispanic Community May 2019

Bilingual Education Advantages And Disadvantages

In the latest in our Book Marked series, we take a look back at Editor Emeritus Marilyn Gilroy’s article on bilingual education—a topic just as relevant today as it was back in 2001.

Health Care May 2019

Advances In Detecting Cancer

Grail Inc.’s experimental blood test has proven effective in detecting various types of cancer, according to the California company’s recent news release.

Hispanic Community May 2019

New Mexican Tariffs

President Trump has said that he will place a 5% tariff on all imports from Mexico and that this percentage will gradually increase "until the Illegal Immigration problem is remedied."

Global May 2019

Translators Wanted; Top 5 Headlines

The University of New Orleans is offering a new program for training translators and interpreters of Spanish. A charter school network is accused of stealing more than $50 million.

Global May 2019

Latest On 2020 Census

U.S. Census Bureau Director Steven Dillingham said states with high percentages of Latinos and Native Americans will receive accurate counts.

Global May 2019

Salutatorian Overcomes Tragedy

In her speech D'Iberville High School’s salutatorian, Nina Li Brashear, talked about the deaths of her parents but also how "there is always hope, always a new day."

Global May 2019

Charter Schools Accused Of Stealing $50M

A charter school network is accused of stealing more than $50 million from the state of California by creating phantom institutions that enrolled students without their knowledge.

Global May 2019

Angela Merkel To Address Harvard

Angela Merkel is giving the keynote speech at Harvard’s commencement. The ceremony is part of several days of activities that include speeches by Colombia’s president and Al Gore.

Financing May 2019

Scholarship Deadline Extended

The deadline for the Miller Lite Brewed to be Bright scholarship has been extended to 11:59 p.m. CST on August 1, 2019. Previous application deadline was 11:59 p.m. CST on May 24, 2019.

Financing May 2019

Virginia Public Colleges’ Tuition Freeze

For the first time in almost 20 years, Virginia is freezing tuition for all of its public colleges. The freeze will be in effect for the next school year.

Global May 2019

Transfer, Play Right Away? Don't Bank On It

The percentage of waiver approvals for college football players who transferred from one school to another dropped during 2018-2019, according to NCAA cases.