MONONA, Wisconsin, Dec. 16 [Category: Economics] -- A Better Wisconsin Together, a state-based research and communications hub for progressives, issued the following news release: MADISON, Wis. Following the tragic school shooting at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison this morning, A Better Wisconsin Together released the following statement: "Our hearts and deepest condolences go out to all of the students, staff, families, and community members impacted and left grieving by this trage more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- The AFL-CIO American Federation of Teachers issued the following news release: AFT President Randi Weingarten and Abbey Clements, executive director of Teachers Unify to End Gun Violence and a survivor of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, issued the following statement after a shooting Monday at Abundant Life Christian School, a private K-12 school in Madison, Wis., that left at least two people and the alleged shooter dead. "We are devastated. Schools shou more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Dec. 17 -- Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release on Dec. 16, 2024: Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders sent the following letter to Congressional leadership, regarding the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA). The text of the letter is below. Dear Speaker Johnson, Majority Leader Schumer, Minority Leader McConnell, and Minority Leader Jeffries, I am writing in support of the bipartisan Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), a critical piece of legislat more PR

BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania, Dec. 16 -- Bryn Mawr College issued the following news: Name: Ayantae Cunningham Class Year: 2025 Major: Sociology & Dance Hometown: Houston, TX Internship Organization: AMADEUS International School Vienna, IES Abroad Internship Title: Marketing Intern Location: Vienna, Austria What's happening at your internship? We would love to hear what kind of work you are doing! I worked in the marketing office at Amadeus, a Pre K-12 private international school more PR

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Dec. 16 -- Oklahoma State University issued the following news: The College of Education and Human Sciences was well represented during Oklahoma State University's 2024 University Awards Convocation on Dec. 12 in the Student Union Ballroom. A total of 19 faculty and staff members received honors during the campuswide celebration. Provost Jeanette Mendez and Vice Provost Dr. Chris Francisco awarded the faculty, staff and administrators, nominated by supervisors and colleag more PR

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, Dec. 17 -- Fairfax County Public Schools Superintendent Michelle C. Reid issued the following Weekly Reflections on Dec. 16, 2024: Hello Team FCPS! As I sit down to share my thoughts this evening, I invite you to consider with me the amazing gifts we each have to be thankful for this winter season. It is so easy at times to fuss about things that pale in comparison to the challenges others around our dear world face. This evening, I wish for each of you that you are abl more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government released the following testimony by District of Columbia Council Chairman Phil Mendelson from a Dec. 10, 2024, hearing entitled "District of Columbia Budget for Fiscal Year 2025": * * * Thank you, Chairman Joyce, Ranking Member Hoyer, and members of the Subcommittee. I am Phil Mendelson, Chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia (Council). I am pleased to testify today. Thank you more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Rep. Aaron Bean, R-Florida, chairman of the House Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education, released the following opening statement from a Dec. 4, 2024, hearing entitled "Back to Basics: America's Founding, Civics, and Self-Government in K-12 Curricula": * * * Jim Rohn one of the pioneers of personal development, once said: "Time is our most valuable asset, yet we tend to waste it, kill it, and spend it rather than  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- The House Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education released the following written testimony by Michael Weiser, board chair of the Jack Miller Center, from a Dec. 4, 2024, hearing entitled "Back to Basics: America's Founding, Civics, and Self-Government in K-12 Curricula": * * * Chairman Bean, Ranking Member Bonamici, distinguished members of the Subcommittee; thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today t more PR

DES MOINES, Iowa, Dec. 17 -- Gov. Kim Reynolds, R-Iowa, issued the following news release on Dec. 16, 2024: Gov. Reynolds today announced she has appointed Chris Cournoyer as Lieutenant Governor of Iowa. Cournoyer, a resident of LeClaire, Iowa, was elected to the Iowa Senate in 2018. She chaired the inaugural Technology committee, from which position she wrote and managed the legislation that made Iowa the sixth state in the nation to protect consumer data in law. She was also Chair of the Educ more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Dec. 17 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release on Dec. 16, 2024: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel today announced the release of a report (PDF) (https://www.michigan.gov/ag/-/media/Project/Websites/AG/releases/2024/December/Lansing-Diocese-Report-December-2024.pdf?rev=a3e5078915c04a56a9db6368b5ddc7e7&hash=7253D2CC94BC8B2DFA046D47FAB0C107) by the Department of Attorney General concerning allegations of sexual abuse and other sexual misc more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 17 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following news on Dec. 16, 2024: * * * Agreement Provides Wage Increases and Bonuses to Members, Secures Fair Deal for NYC Taxpayers, Improves Recruitment and Retention Administration Has Now Settled Contracts with Unions Representing Over 97 Percent of Municipal Employees * * * New York City Mayor Eric Adams and Office of Labor Relations (OLR) Commissioner Renee Campion today announced a tentative five-year contract agreement w more PR

SYRACUSE, New York, Dec. 16 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: The Syracuse University contingent at the Gerontological Society of America Annual Scientific Meeting in November included Marjorie Cantor Professor of Aging Studies Merril Silverstein (second from left) and Human Development and Family Science doctoral students, from left to right, Xiaoyu Fu, Bo Jian and Ying Xu. In mid-November, as part of the go-forward plan for the human dynamics programs in the Falk College of S more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: President Joe Biden today established the Frances Perkins National Monument in Newcastle, Maine as the 433rd addition to the National Park System at a signing ceremony at the Department of Labor with Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland, Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su and leaders of the labor and women's rights communities. The new national monument reflects efforts under the President's Executive more PR

EXETER, England, Dec. 17 (TNSres) -- The University of Exeter issued the following news: A partnership between Cornish schools, researchers and local industries has successfully raised the status of creativity in schools, a new study shows. Over the past three years the programme has resulted in leaders and teachers changing their curriculums and classroom practice. All those who participated in the research said the project had helped them develop their understanding of the creative skills a more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Dec. 16 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: Bree Doering, an assistant professor in the University of Wyoming's Department of Anthropology, has been selected as the first President's Distinguished Scholar. Doering is a highly accomplished scholar in the fields of anthropology and archaeology. She is published in several top-tier journals, including the Journal of Field Archaeology, PaleoAmerica, Current Anthropology and American Antiquity. Doering more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Dec. 16 -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: The fully-funded experience for history teachers is named for former Senator Lamar Alexander. Imagine being a high school history teacher and being given the opportunity to improve your teaching skills and classroom strategies through a one-week immersive experience featuring lectures by nationally known scholars of history and education, visits to historical sites, and investigating how to improve curriculum usi more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Dec. 16 -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: The new scholarship will support advanced study by public school professionals who work in Davidson and surrounding Tennessee counties. Vanderbilt University Peabody College, one of the nation's top colleges of education and human development, is now offering a partial-tuition scholarship for public school educators in Davidson and surrounding Tennessee counties. Teachers and other education professionals who wo more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, Dec. 17 -- The Wisconsin Department of Justice issued the following news release on Dec. 16, 2024: The Wisconsin Department of Justice Office of School Safety (OSS) and Office of Crime Victim Services (OCVS) are providing resources after the school shooting at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wis. which occurred this morning, Monday, December 16, 2024. "I'm heartbroken for the students, teachers, staff members, and families impacted by the devastating mass shootin more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, Dec. 17 -- The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction issued the following news release on Dec. 16, 2024: * * * Nearly 50% of new special education teachers leave state or profession by sixth year * * * As schools continue navigating staffing challenges, the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction announced today it has been awarded a $10.5 million federal grant to support the recruitment and retention of special education teachers and leaders across the state. Th more PR