CONAHEC News and Information

As Students Head To Campus, Colleges Fear International Student Decline
Monday, Aug. 27, 2018

As college students head back to school, campus administrators are anxiously making their final count of international students enrolled for the fall semester.

Visa numbers and college officials suggest that fewer international students have enrolled at U.S. colleges and universities over the past few years. And with the pool of college-age students shrinking due to demographic trends and state support for higher education sputtering, public colleges and universities that lose overseas students can find themselves in financial trouble.

AMLO viaja a Chiapas para inaugurar Foro sobre educaci├│n
Monday, Aug. 27, 2018

El presidente electo Andrés Manuel López Obrador viajó este lunes a Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas para inaugurar el primer Foro de Educación que realiza su administración para recabar información para hacer un nuevo plan educativo y dar marcha atrás a la Reforma Educativa.

TLCAN: Estados Unidos y M├®xico anuncian un nuevo acuerdo comercial tras intensas negociaciones
Monday, Aug. 27, 2018

 

Estados Unidos y México llegaron a un acuerdo en la renegociación del Tratado de Libre Comercio de América del Norte (TLCAN o NAFTA, como se le conoce por sus siglas en inglés).

Así lo confirmaron los presidentes de ambos países, Donald Trump y Enrique Peña Nieto, tras las intensas negociaciones llevadas a cabo.

Durante una llamada telefónica, transmitida desde la Casa Blanca, Trump y su par mexicano intercambiaron felicitaciones por haber concluido las negociaciones bilaterales.

"Es un gran día para el comercio", aseguró Trump en el Despacho Oval.

Down the Stretch They Come: Nations Must Push to Finish NAFTA Deal
Monday, Aug. 27, 2018

After a year of tough negotiations, the United States and its neighbors may be nearing agreement on a revised North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).

Progress in recent weeks between the U.S. and Mexico over the treatment of car manufacturing in a new NAFTA gives reason for hope. Mexico’s trade minister, foreign minister and the special representative of Mexico’s president-elect are back in Washington this week to continue talks.

There is an air of optimism among negotiators. The White House reportedly hopes to announce a U.S.-Mexico handshake on key issues Thursday.

Trump NAFTA Deal: This Big Shoe Has Yet To Drop On Stock Market
Monday, Aug. 27, 2018

President Donald Trump loves walls, and the Trump NAFTA deal with Mexico aims to build one to protect the U.S. auto sector. The surprise for stock market investors is that the wall will only stand if it comes with a big hike in U.S. auto tariffs on the rest of the world.

White House, and Kushner, Dig Into Higher Ed
Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2018

As the Department of Education refines the next phase of its higher education agenda, the White House is apparently weighing in on the new policy direction.

Tom Still: Early computer science education vital to continued growth
Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018

DES MOINES, Iowa — When representatives of North America’s state and provincial technology associations gathered last week in Iowa, the conversations ranged from analyzing data to building partnerships to speculation on when Big Tech’s balloon might lose some air — a forecast quickly followed by the Facebook and Twitter stock drops.

If there was a topic that dominated the conference in Des Moines’ reborn downtown, however, it was how to keep America’s talent pipeline filled.

New Help for Native American Students: How to Rethink School Design and Culturally Relevant Classrooms for the Next Generation
Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018

Native American students’ unique needs for too long have been poorly served, but culturally relevant charter schools could help change that. And the federal government is poised to fund their expansion.

A new handbook on how to open and sustain charter schools for these students shows how charters can work with Native communities to make sure their culture and traditions are included in the classroom through challenging coursework.

Uncertainty over NAFTA hasnÔÇÖt stopped MexicoÔÇÖs car manufacturing cities from thriving
Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018

SAN LUIS POTOSI, Mexico — During his campaign, Donald Trump called American investment in this city “an absolute disgrace.” He lobbied Ford to stop building a $1.6 billion factory here, and the company acceded. 

It appeared that this colonial capital, booming thanks to auto companies lured by the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), could be undone by the Trump administration’s efforts to gut one of the world’s most profitable free-trade zones.

Cities demand Trump administration act on Tijuana River pollution that fouls San Diego County beaches
Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018

San Diego County cities are preparing to go head-to-head with the federal government this week in a legal battle that could force the Trump administration to plug sewage spilling from Tijuana.

Local officials filed the lawsuit in March after demanding for more than a year that federal infrastructure along the border be beefed up to ensure that flows from Mexico are captured before they foul San Diego County wetlands and beaches.

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