WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- The AFL-CIO American Federation of Teachers issued the following statement on Dec. 2, 2024 by President Randi Weingarten : * * * Scott Walker's State Collective Bargaining Restrictions Found to Be Unconstitutional * * * AFT President Randi Weingarten issued the following statement after a Dane County Circuit Court ruled that a notorious Wisconsin statute, Act 10, that denied collective bargaining to tens of thousands of public service workers throughout the state--from  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 (TNSres) -- The American Sociological Association issued the following news release: New sociological research finds that school segregation continues to widen racial achievement gaps among Black, Hispanic, and White students in US public schools. Analyzing standardized test scores from millions of students, researchers concluded that these gaps grow fastest in school systems where Black and Hispanic students are concentrated in higher-poverty schools than their White peers.  more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Dec. 3 -- Annenberg Learner, the Annenberg Foundation's education division, issued the following news release: * * * High-Impact Tutoring Micro-Credential will serve as a measurement for tutor skill and help reinforce a national tutoring standard. * * * A coalition of education organizations unveiled a micro-credential for tutors designed to indicate competency while expanding tutoring best practices to ultimately improve student outcomes. Annenberg Learner, Arizon more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) took to the U.S. Senate floor calling on the Senate Majority Leader to stop wasting time on last-minute, lame duck Biden-Harris judicial nominees, and take up the Social Security Fairness Act after it passed with overwhelming support in the U.S. House of Representatives last week. The Social Security Fairness Act would repeal two unfair Social Security provisions known as W more PR

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Dec. 4 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Dec. 2, 2024: * * * Three Strikes for the U.S. Dept. of Education Written by Catrin Wigfall The U.S. Department of Education has failed its audit for the third year in a row due to accounting errors, reports (https://oig.ed.gov/reports/audit/fy-2024-financial-statement-audit-us-department-education) the more PR

MIAMI, Florida, Dec. 3 -- The Florida Charter School Alliance issued the following news release: The 2024 Florida Charter School Conference + School Choice Summit (FCSC+SCS) was a premier gathering of key advocates for educational choice, educators, administrators, governing board members, and other stakeholders. According to the Florida Department of Education, a record-breaking 1,300 attendees and exhibitors attended the conference. The Florida Charter School Alliance (FCSA) once again part more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Dec. 4 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Dec. 2, 2024: * * * Newly Released Reports Highlight Strengthened Health of State's Pension Funds * * * Governor Ned Lamont, Comptroller Sean Scanlon, and Treasurer Erick Russell today are highlighting the release of two reports detailing the significant improvements made in recent years to strengthen the long-term health of Connecticut's pension funds for retired state workers. The annual  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 (TNSres) -- Rep. Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, issued the following news release on Dec. 2, 2024: * * * The single most thorough review of the pandemic conducted to date * * * Today, the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic concluded its two-year investigation into the COVID-19 pandemic and released a final report titled "After Action Review of the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Lessons Learned and a Path F more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: As the author of the Dream Act, Durbin highlights his 157th Dreamer story on the Senate floor Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, spoke on the Senate floor highlighting the urgent need for Congress to pass legal protections fornoncitizens who were brought to the United States as children, known as Dreamers, especially as President-elect Donald Trump campaig more PR

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Dec. 3 -- Oklahoma State University issued the following news: OSU Institute of Technology programs are guided by industry experts who are passionate about teaching and their program of study. With extensive real-world experience, OSUIT's instructors teach the current best practices based on industry standards. Meet Tommie Lee Washington III, the Coordinating Designer of Motion Graphics for ESPN and an adjunct instructor for OSUIT's 3D Modeling & Animation program. An a more PR

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, Dec. 3 -- Fairfax County Public Schools Superintendent Michelle C. Reid issued the following Weekly Reflections on Dec. 2, 2024: Hello Team FCPS, We are fast moving into the month of December ... I trust the Thanksgiving holiday weekend provided a joyful respite to each of you in your busy lives. As many of us traveled over the holidays, patience was certainly a must these past few days ;>) As I have had a bit more quiet time these past few days, I have had the opportun more PR

RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, Dec. 3 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: Twenty-four teachers from 11 schools around Southwest Oklahoma experienced the 97th Air Mobility Wing's mission firsthand during a KC-135 Stratotanker flight at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Nov. 21, 2024. The visit started with a wing mission brief from Col. Jeff Marshall, 97th AMW commander. "This was an awesome opportunity to give back to our local community and showcase our mi more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Dec. 4 -- Florida State University issued the following news: By Elliott Finebloom The Learning Systems Institute (LSI) at Florida State University will co-host a global education conference in Morocco next summer. LSI will join the World Bank and the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) to host the "Educators Shaping Futures: A Global Conference on Teacher Preparation and Development" conference on June 23-24 in Rabat, Morocco. The tw more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, Dec. 4 (TNSres) -- The Goldwater Institute issued the following commentary on Dec. 3, 2024: * * * The College Board: Academic Rigor...Or Progressive Grift? By Tim Minella Bright high schoolers seeking a jumpstart on college credits are instead getting lectures on progressive activism courtesy of an enormous, unaccountable taxpayer-funded monopoly called the College Board. Masquerading as a nonprofit and professing its commitment to academic rigor and political neutrality vi more PR

DES MOINES, Iowa, Dec. 3 -- The Iowa Department of Education issued the following news release on Dec. 2, 2024: * * * Iowa early elementary students will receive over 100,000 skill-level book packs containing over 1 million books to build upon classroom learning and support reading development at home * * * Gov. Kim Reynolds and the Iowa Department of Education today announced a statewide investment of over $3.5 million to provide every first grade student with decodable book packs to take h more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- George Washington University issued the following news: Republicans are renewing efforts to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education, with legislative and administrative moves gaining traction as President-elect Donald Trump prepares for his second term. While public support for the idea remains limited, proponents like Senator Mike Rounds argue the department is an ideal target for downsizing. Experts caution that significant hurdles, including public opposition and ad more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 3, 2024: Tomorrow, Wednesday, December 4, at 10:15 a.m., the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, chaired by Rep. Aaron Bean (R-FL), will hold a hearing titled "Back to Basics: America's Founding, Civics, and Self-Government in K-12 Curricula." "School districts across the country have lost the plot more PR

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Dec. 3 -- Oklahoma State University issued the following news: For Jarod Powell, helping his peers with work in high school evolved into teaching students in higher education. "My original, 'realistic' dream was to be a teacher, but I can't pinpoint anything that made me want to choose this profession. I never seriously considered any other options." Powell, a Mathematics instructor at OSU Institute of Technology, received the 2020-2021 Regents Distinguished Teaching Awar more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Rep. Nick Langworthy, R-New York, issued the following news release: Recently, Congressman Nick Langworthy (NY-23) led members of New York's Congressional Delegation in sending a letter to New York City Department of Education (NYC-DOE) Chancellor Melissa Aviles-Ramos, demanding answers and accountability for the reported use of "Problem Codes" to flag educators who lawfully declined COVID-19 vaccinations. These codes, originally intended to flag employees for severe misco more PR

REDWOOD SHORES, California, Dec. 4 -- Oracle, a developer of hardware and software products, issued the following news release: * * * One of the largest credit unions in the Pacific, Teachers Savings and Loan Society taps Oracle to bring new digital services to customers * * * Teachers Savings and Loan Society Limited (TISA), a leading savings and loan society in Papua New Guinea and parent company of TISA Bank Limited, has successfully transformed its core banking system with Oracle. As one more PR

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Dec. 3 -- The Mind Trust issued the following news release: The Mind Trust, an Indianapolis-based education nonprofit, is excited to announce the opening of applications for the third cohort of the Emerging Leaders Fellowship, a three-year program designed to help educators grow their leadership skills and expand their impact on students in Indianapolis. The fellowship provides a unique opportunity for educators to accelerate their professional development through high-q more PR

RADFORD, Virginia, Dec. 4 (TNSres) -- Radford University issued the following news release: It keeps growing and growing and growing. Each year, Radford University's Wicked Festival gets a little bigger as more faculty assign their students projects designed to teach them various avenues in which to explore and develop potential solutions to some of the world's most difficult-to-solve public problems. AKA: wicked problems. That's how each semester's Wicked Festival begins. Students pick a t more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- The White House issued the following remarks on Dec. 2, 2024, by First Lady Jill Biden at the unveiling of the White House holiday theme and decor: * * * THE FIRST LADY: Hello. How are you? (Applause.) (Laughs.) Hi. Well, gosh. In the swirl of the end of each year, we hope to begin to turn toward our hope for tomorrow. So, as we celebrate our finally -- final holiday season here in the White House, we are guided by the values that we hold sacred: faith, family, and serv more PR

FREDERICTON, New Brunswick, Dec. 4 (TNSres) -- The University of New Brunswick issued the following news release on Dec. 3, 2024: The University of New Brunswick (UNB) announced today the establishment of the Hon. Joan Kingston Research Chair in Health Innovation, supported by a $1.25 million dollar gift from the Hon. Joan Kingston Foundation. The Hon. Joan Kingston (BN'78) is a health advocate and was appointed to the Senate in 2023. As member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * As the author of the Dream Act, Durbin highlights his 147th Dreamer story on the Senate floor * * * U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, spoke on the Senate floor highlighting the urgent need for Congress to pass legal protections fornoncitizens who were brought to the United States as children, known  more PR

EXETER, England, Dec. 4 (TNSres) -- The University of Exeter issued the following news: A new research project seeking to better understand how education worked in the ancient Mediterranean 2,000 years ago is set to be launched thanks to the award of a prestigious European grant. EduGRE: Education in Graeco-Roman Egypt - An Intercultural Approach will explore how Egyptian, Greek and Roman culture coexisted over the period from the 3rd Century BC to 700 A.D. Led by Dr Chiara Meccariello of the more PR

MANCHESTER, England, Dec. 3 -- The University of Manchester issued the following news release: The University of Manchester's Great Science Share for Schools (GSSfS) campaign has been awarded UNESCO patronage for a second consecutive year. The endorsement reinforces the programme's significant role in inspiring scientific curiosity, inquiry, and global citizenship among young people and underscores its profound alignment with UNESCO's (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organi more PR

BRISBANE, Australia, Dec. 4 (TNSres) -- The University of Queensland issued the following news: University of Queensland researchers have launched a menstrual health teaching guide for classrooms co-designed with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander school students. Kaiwalagal, Umaii and Kiwai woman and Adjunct Lecturer in UQ's School of Public Health Minnie King initiated and led the research to develop 'Mind Your Body'. "People in rural and remote Indigenous communities face a unique set  more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Dec. 3 -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: Vanderbilt Law School has received a $10 million commitment from Sara J. Finley, JD'85, to advance Vanderbilt Law School's leadership in the study of how law, regulation and policy impact equality, equity and opportunity for women. "This is an extraordinary gift that will advance our understanding of the ways in which law and policy shape our experiences in leadership, in the workplace and across so many other sph more PR