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KNAU update for Sept. 21

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KNAU Insider prEview – September 21st, 2018
Pledge Drive Lite Continues

All the local programming, news, entertainment and beautiful music you depend on without interruptions! We are almost half way there in just the first week! Donate now at KNAU.org and help us reach our goal of $180,000 before October 5th.

If you are a sustaining members please consider increasing your monthly giving, that increase also counts towards our pledge drive goal. Send an email to our membership department or feel free to give us a call at 928-523-5628.
National Emergency Test

No, you didn’t miss them.  The national tests of the Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) and Emergency Alert System (EAS) scheduled for earlier this week were postponed because of ongoing relief efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence. The tests have been rescheduled for Wednesday October 3.
Brain Food: DACA Student Initiative Offers Guidance To Teachers
Finding a path to college can be especially tough for children of undocumented immigrants. They might not know who to talk to or if they should share their immigration status with teachers. Now, a group of students at Northern Arizona University has put together a training course to help local teachers guide DACA students through the college application process. Learn more at KNAU.org.
Earth Notes: National Fossil Day

On Oct. 17 this year, the National Park Service and more than 300 partners are celebrating National Fossil Day.  This is the eighteenth year of the annual event, part of Earth Science Week. Learn more at KNAU.org.
Feds Plan Funding Boost To Fight Assaults On Native Women
The U.S. Justice Department will double the funding it grants tribes for public safety programs and crime victims as it seeks to tackle the high-rates of violence against Native American women, a top official said. Learn more at KNAU.org.
Federal Agency Says it Lost Track of 1,488 Migrant Children
Twice in less than a year, the federal government has lost track of nearly 1,500 migrant children after placing them in the homes of sponsors across the country, federal officials have acknowledged. Learn more at KNAU.org.