Global March 2018

Upcoming SUNY Orange Job Fair And Tips For Attendees [Education Job News]

After the success of its 2017 job fair, which attracted close to 400 job seekers and more than 80 employers, SUNY Orange is hosting its 2018 job fair on April 12. The fair will run from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm ET and will be held at the Niddletown campus in the Physical Education Building, which is located on East Conkling Avenue.

Hispanic Community March 2018

White House Opposes Short-Term 'Dreamer' Fix In New Talks [Beyond Education]

The White House said Wednesday it does not favor an immigration agreement with Congress that would involve extending protections for young immigrants for three years in exchange for three years of border wall funding. Deputy press secretary Raj Shah said the administration continues to negotiate an immigration overhaul that would address the DACA program while also stopping illegal immigration and modernizing the legal immigration system.

Global March 2018

Without Toys R Us, 30,000 Jobs, A Black Hole For Toy Makers [Job News Beyond Education]

The demise of Toys R Us will have a ripple effect on everything from toy makers to consumers to landlords. The 70-year-old retailer is headed toward shuttering its U.S. operations, jeopardizing the jobs of some 30,000 employees while spelling the end for a chain known to generations of children and parents.

Global March 2018

Police: Report Of Shots Fired On Northwestern Campus A Hoax [Education News]

A report of a gunman at a Northwestern University residence hall and shots fired was a hoax, a suburban Chicago police official said Wednesday. Evanston Police Cmdr. Ryan Glew said a call to police reporting shots fired was a "swatting" hoax. The term describes when someone calls in a false report in the hopes of prompting a SWAT team to respond.

Global March 2018

Adults: It's Your Move, Students Say After Historic Walkouts [Education News]

In a wave of protests one historian called the largest of its kind in American history, tens of thousands of students walked out of their classrooms Wednesday to demand action on gun violence and school safety. The demonstrations extended from Maine to Hawaii as students joined the youth-led surge of activism set off by the Feb. 14 massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.

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.

Financing March 2018

Waffle House Waitress Who Cut Food For Diner Gets $16K Scholarship From Texas Southern U In Houston [Education News]

Texas Southern University in Houston awarded the $16,000 college scholarship to 18-year-old Evoni "Nini" Williams who works at a Houston-area Waffle House. Laura Wolf, a customer at the Waffle House, overheard an elderly patron, who uses oxygen, say he had trouble with his hands and couldn't cut the ham on his plate. Williams cut his food for him, and Wolf photographed her act of kindness.

Financing March 2018

$15M Donation Allows UVa Business Students To Study Abroad [Education News]

A $15 million donation will enable every member of the University of Virginia's incoming class of full-time MBA students to receive paid trips abroad. The university's Darden School of Business announced that the $15 million donation from the Batten Foundation unlocked a matching gift from the university's Bicentennial Scholars Fund, creating a $30 million endowment for the new Batten Foundation Darden Worldwide Scholarship program.

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.

Hispanic Community March 2018

Trump's Visit To California Sparks Protests, Rallies [Beyond Education]

President Donald Trump's motorcade Tuesday zipped past demonstrators who both jeered and cheered him and his plans for a "big beautiful border wall" after he inspected prototypes. Hundreds of people participated in scattered rallies on both sides of the border dividing San Diego from Tijuana, Mexico.

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.