STILLWATER, Oklahoma, March 10 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news: * * * 'Educating Oklahoma' documentary will air on OETA Media Contact: Kirsi McDowell | Communications Coordinator | 405-744-8320 | kirsi@okstate.edu "Educating Oklahoma: Keeping the Promise of Public Education" -- a full-length feature with a runtime just under an hour -- will broadcast on Oklahoma Educational Television Authority on Thursday, March 20, at 7 p.m. Produced by the Oklahoma State Universi more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 11 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Secures Temporary Block Of Trump Administration's Unlawful Termination Of K-12 Teacher Preparation Grants BOSTON -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell and a coalition of seven other attorneys general have secured a temporary restraining order (TRO) by the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, temporarily blocking the Trump  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 11 [Category: Political] -- America First Legal, a civil rights organization, posted the following news release: * * * America First Legal Urges the Supreme Court to Protect Parents' Constitutional Right to Opt-Out of the Montgomery County, Maryland Public Schools' Radical Gender Identity and Sexuality Indoctrination Program WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, America First Legal (AFL) and co-counsel Christopher Mills filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court in Tamer Mahmou more PR

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- The Senate Special Committee on Aging released the following testimony by Sarah C. Nosal, president-elect of the American Academy of Family Physicians, from a Feb. 12, 2025, hearing entitled "Optimizing Longevity: From Research to Action": * * * Chairman Scott, Ranking Member Gillibrand, and distinguished members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today. My name is Sarah Nosal, MD, FAAFP and I am a practicing family physician in the South Bronx.  more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, March 12 -- The Arkansas Farm Bureau issued the following news release on March 11, 2025: * * * Arkansas Farm Bureau Announces New Program to Promoting Direct-to-Consumer Farms and Ranches LITTLE ROCK, Ark., March 11 - Arkansas Farm Bureau (ArFB) is excited to announce the Arkansas Farm Trail (AFT), launching March 15. AFT allows farmers to share stories, connect with consumers and increase visibility for ArFB members who produce direct-to-consumer products. This first- more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, March 10 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Secures Early Court Decision Stopping Trump Administration's Unlawful Termination of K-12 Teacher Preparation Pipeline Grants District Court judge issues temporary restraining order OAKLAND - California Attorney General Rob Bonta today secured a decision by the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts temporarily blocking the Trump Administra more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, March 11 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Platkin Secures Early Court Decision Stopping Trump Administration's Unlawful Termination of K-12 Teacher Preparation Pipeline Grants in Lawsuit Co-Led by New Jersey For Immediate Release: March 11, 2025 Office of the Attorney General - Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney General Temporary Restraining Order TRENTON - New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 11 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL SECURES EARLY COURT DECISION BLOCKING TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S UNLAWFUL TERMINATION OF K-12 TEACHER PREPARATION PIPELINE GRANTS Chicago -- Attorney General Kwame Raoul secured a decision by the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts temporarily blocking the Trump administration's unlawful termination of K-12 teacher preparation pipeline grants while more PR

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, March 11 -- Virginia Tech posted the following news: * * * CALS Global Opportunity Initiative cohort cultivates collaboration in Ethiopia The roasted earthiness of fine java filled the air as a small group of Virginia Tech faculty members watched the Ethiopian coffee ceremony being reverently performed for them. It was readily apparent to the cohort as they gathered at a small stakeholder farm in the lush, high-altitude village of Ilala, that this was exactly the sort  more PR

MONTREAL, Quebec, March 11 -- Canadian Heritage issued the following news release: * * * The Governments of Canada and the Northwest Territories sign a bilateral agreement on minority language education and second official language instruction OTTAWA Our two official languages are at the heart of Canadian identity. They make us unique, unite us and enrich our culture from coast to coast to coast. Promoting and protecting them starts with education. Investing in minority-language education an more PR

ST. BONAVENTURE, New York, March 12 -- St. Bonaventure University issued the following news release: * * * Carney, Waterman to be honored at SBU's 165th Commencement Sr. Margaret Carney, O.S.F., the 20th president of St. Bonaventure, and Seneca artist Carson Waterman will receive honorary doctorates at the university's 165th Commencement Exercises May 18 in Reilly Center Arena. Carney, who was named president emeritus upon her retirement in 2016, will also deliver the keynote address to the more PR

ITHACA, New York, March 11 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * CCE brings healthy foods, and how to cook them, to Buffalo Public Schools Faduma Ibrahim and her daughters, Amira, age 2 1/2, and Aziza, 5, stood in the hubbub of Buffalo's PS 094 West Hertel Academy cafeteria as Grace Anstett preheated her electric frying pan and loaded it with potatoes and green beans. The Ibrahim family wasn't there specifically to learn to cook. In fact, Aziza was more charmed by a display  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- The Senate Indian Affairs Committee released the following written testimony by Joseph Kuhio Lewis, CEO of the Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement, from a Feb. 12, 2025, oversight hearing to address tribal priorities: * * * Mahalo nui loa, Chair Murkowski, Vice Chair Schatz, and esteemed members of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs for convening this hearing on Native priorities. Founded in 2001, the Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement (CNHA) is a member-d more PR

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, March 11 [Category: BizMedia] -- Discovery Education, a division of Discovery Communications, issued the following news release: * * * Discovery Education Offers Free Guide to Improving Career Readiness Charlotte, NC (Tuesday, March 11, 2025)-- Discovery Education, the creator of essential K-12 solutions used in classrooms around the world, today announced the availability of its latest free guide for educators. Entitled Expanding Opportunities: How District Leaders C more PR

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, March 11 -- Virginia Tech posted the following news: * * * Dog recovers from leptospirosis after lifesaving treatment at Veterinary Teaching Hospital Autumn flooding around Blacksburg left behind an invisible threat that nearly claimed Rex, a beloved family dog. The energetic 10-year-old mixed breed, adopted from the SPCA in 2016, faced a life-threatening battle with leptospirosis at the Virginia Tech Veterinary Teaching Hospital that underscored the importance of evol more PR

CANTON, Ohio, March 11 [Category: Sports] -- The National Football League posted the following news: * * * Eagles trading DB C.J. Gardner-Johnson to Texans for OL Kenyon Green C.J. Gardner-Johnson is changing homes for a third straight offseason. The Eagles are sending the safety to the Houston Texans in exchange for guard Kenyon Green, NFL Network Insiders Ian Rapoport and Mike Garafolo reported Tuesday. Philadelphia will also send a 2026 sixth-round pick to Houston in exchange for a 2026  more PR

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida, March 12 -- Eckerd College issued the following news: * * * Eckerd College Winter Term courses point the way to an increased focus on artificial intelligence By Tom Zucco "The market for jobs in the AI sector has surged in the last two years, according to a recent analysis from the University of Maryland and job-tracking firm LinkUp--the latest in a slew of studies indicating AI skills are in high demand." - Matthew Kaufman, CNN, Feb. 27, 2025 Against that backdrop more PR

ELON, North Carolina, March 12 -- Elon University issued the following news release: * * * Advocate for first-generation students to lead Center for Access & Success By Eric Townsend Elle Collins currently guides the Machen Florida Opportunity Scholars Program at the University of Florida and will join Elon University in April as executive director of a campus office that helps students from all backgrounds thrive in higher education. A college administrator with more than a decade of progr more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, March 12 -- The University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: * * * Lacking a playbook for dealing with economic decline, leaders of smaller cities opt for pragmatism, flexibility The challenges facing big cities such as Detroit and Cleveland have been widely examined by experts over the decades, as each has dealt with the loss of population and major industries. Less chronicled are the situations in small- to medium-sized communities,  more PR

ALFRED, New York, March 12 -- Alfred University issued the following news release: * * * Former director of Athens, Greece research institute to present 2025 Scholes Lecture at Alfred University Efstratios I. Kamitsos, researcher and former director of the Theoretical and Physical Chemistry Institute (TPCI), National Hellenic Research Foundation, Athens, Greece, will deliver the annual Scholes Lecture at Alfred University, on Thursday, April 3, at 11:20 a.m. in Holmes Auditorium, Harder Hall. more PR

MALVERN, Pennsylvania, March 12 -- Frontline Education, a provider of administration software purpose-built for educators in K-12, issued the following news: * * * Frontline Education Releases Second Annual K-12 Lens Report Insights from nearly 800 K-12 administrators nationwide highlight trends in staffing, student support, and budget planning [Wayne, PA] (March 11, 2025) - Frontline Education, a leading provider of administration software purpose-built for educators in K-12, today announce more PR

LONDON, England, March 11 -- The city of London issued the following news release: * * * Government must seize impact investment opportunities to meet mission goals, says new City of London report Increasing impact-led investment is vitally important to helping the Government achieve its missions of boosting economic growth, building an NHS fit for the future and making Britain a clean energy superpower, a new report has revealed. The report, Delivering Missions using Impact-led Venture Cap more PR

OTTAWA, Ontario, March 12 -- Canadian Heritage issued the following news release: * * * The Governments of Canada and Saskatchewan sign a bilateral agreement on minority-language education and second official language instruction Our two official languages are at the heart of Canadian identity. They make us unique, unite us and enrich our culture from coast to coast to coast. Promoting and protecting them starts with education. Investing in minority-language education and second official-lang more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, March 11 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Newsom announces appointments 3.11.25 SACRAMENTO - Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the following appointments: Adele Burnes, of Berkeley, has been appointed Chief at the Division of Apprenticeship Standards. Burnes has been Acting Chief at the Division of Apprenticeship Standards since 2024, where she has been Deputy Chief since 2021. She was Regional Director of Appr more PR

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- The Library of Congress issued the following news on March 10, 2025: * * * Library of Congress and Kansas State Department of Education Announce Return of Professional Learning Program to Kansas in April Program Includes Free Community Events in Lawrence and Girard to Demonstrate Library's Digitized Collections; Rescheduled Date for Hutchinson Announced The Library of Congress and the Kansas State Department of Education have announced that the Library's foundational  more PR

SYDNEY, Australia, March 12 -- Macquarie University issued the following news release: * * * Macquarie academic wins top teaching award Associate Professor Josephine Paparo has been recognised this week with a citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning at the Australian Awards for University Teaching (AAUT). Josephine Paparo, an Associate Professor in Developmental Psychology from the School of Psychological Sciences, received the honour for her commitment to shaping the next more PR

SYRACUSE, New York, March 11 -- Syracuse University posted the following news: * * * Maxwell X Lab Study Reveals New Data on Email Recruitment Findings by the Maxwell X Lab may help employers, nonprofit organizations and other entities better connect with underserved communities. Their research, recently published in the Journal of Behavioral Public Administration, is the result of a collaboration between the Maxwell School and the School of Education to address teaching disparities in K-12 more PR

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- George Washington University posted the following news: * * * Metal Tariffs Double, with Pressure on Canada to Become Part of U.S. WASHINGTON (March 11, 2025) \- On Tuesday, the U.S. doubled tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, with the president urging Canada to become part of the United States. These latest developments continue a series of escalating trade policy moves stoking fears of a U.S. economic recession. The White House has placed tariffs on Canadian, Me more PR

DECATUR, Illinois, March 12 -- Millikin University issued the following news: * * * Millikin University alumnus and School of Music faculty member named Fulbright semifinalists School of Music Associate Professor Dr. Mark Tonelli and alumnus Daniel Peters '23 have advanced to the final stage in the Fulbright grant process. By Matthew Flaten DECATUR, Ill. - Millikin University alumnus Daniel Peters '23 and School of Music Associate Professor Dr. Mark Tonelli were recently selected as semifin more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 12 -- Gov. Josh Stein, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on March 11, 2025: * * * Governor Stein To Deliver First State of the State Address, Highlight North Carolinians Who Make Our State Strong Tomorrow, Governor Josh Stein will deliver his first State of the State Address, highlighting his vision for the future of North Carolina. During his address, he will highlight ongoing western North Carolina recovery efforts and urge the General Assemb more PR

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- The National Council on Teacher Quality issued the following news release: * * * NATIONAL COUNCIL ON TEACHER QUALITY (NCTQ) OPPOSES EFFORTS TO DISMANTLE THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION NCTQ President Heather Peske comments on USED layoffs 2025 The proposed layoffs of half the staff of the Department of Education (USED) would significantly impact the quality of teachers in America's classrooms and cripple our work to improve outcomes for students across our nation. Withou more PR

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- The Senate Indian Affairs Committee released the following written testimony by Kerry D. Bird, president of the National Indian Education Association, from a Feb. 12, 2025, oversight hearing to address tribal priorities: * * * On behalf of the National Indian Education Association (NIEA), and the students, educators, and Tribal Nations we serve, thank you for this opportunity to provide testimony regarding the critical issues surrounding Native education and the Federal more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, March 10 [Category: BizMedia] -- PBS posted the following news release: * * * NEW KEN BURNS FILM "THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION" TO BE USED IN CLASSROOMS AROUND THE COUNTRY TIMED TO 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF AMERICA PBS LearningMedia Classroom Resources for Grades 3-12 Will Be Available on Ken Burns in the Classroom Timed to Film's Nov. 16 Premiere on PBS and PBS.org PBS and Filmmakers to Announce Education Initiative at Virtual Event on March 12, part of National Civic Learnin more PR

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, March 10 -- Marian University posted the following news: * * * New Mission for Historical Property A new education initiative is set to transform a vacant property into a hub for lifelong learning. The former Larue Carter Campus - a location with rich history in Indianapolis - was built as the United States Veterans Administration Hospital in 1931. This long vacant property on the city's northwest side now has a new lease on life as part of the Riverside Education Innov more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 12 -- The National Association of State Boards of Education issued the following news release: * * * New NASBE Analysis Highlights the Importance of Bilingual Education for All Students A new analysis from NASBE (https://www.nasbe.org/improving-bilingual-education-for-all-learners/) explores how state policymakers can unlock the full benefits of bilingual education by both supporting early learners who already speak a language other than English and expanding acces more PR

NIAGARA FALLS, New York, March 12 -- Niagara University issued the following news: * * * Niagara University Education Professors Publish in Excelsior, the Journal of the New York Association of Colleges for Teacher Education By Lisa McMahon Dr. Karen Poland, assistant professor in Niagara University's College of Education, and her colleagues, Dr. Paul Vermette and Dr. MaryEllen Bardsley, recently published an article in Excelsior: Leadership in Teaching and Learning, the journal of the New  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * On Senate Floor, Warren Opposes House Republicans "Non-Starter" Budget Proposal "After months of bipartisan talks, they're walking away from the negotiating table and offering a non-starter House bill that forces us to the brink of a full government shutdown." "Republicans in Congress don't care whether the government shuts down because they don't care about hurting working families."  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- President Trump issued the following proclamation on March 9, 2025, honoring U.S. Hostage and Wrongful Detainee Day: * * * On this U.S. Hostage and Wrongful Detainee Day, we send our love, prayers, and support to every American being held in captivity -- and I vow to you, your families, and your loved ones that we will never forget you, we will never abandon you, and we commit to returning you safely home and bringing your captors to justice. As President, I have no hi more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, March 12 -- The Chesapeake Bay Foundation posted the following news release: * * * Region's Residents Believe Challenges Facing Chesapeake Bay Becoming More Serious, According to New Poll Survey reveals concerns and priorities of MD, PA, VA, and DC residents as leaders update federal-state Chesapeake Bay Agreement As the federal-state partnership to restore the Chesapeake Bay faces unprecedented federal upheaval, more than half (52%) of surveyed Chesapeake Bay-area resid more PR

NEW YORK, March 11 -- The Rockefeller Foundation posted the following news release: * * * Rockefeller Foundation and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Expand Access to Healthy Foods for America's Veterans "Both during and after my decades in the U.S. Navy, I saw firsthand the impacts of food insecurity and diet-related illness on America's Veterans," said James Stavridis, retired four-star U.S. Navy Admiral and Chair of The Rockefeller Foundation Board of Trustees. "Food is Medicine program more PR

BRISTOL, Rhode Island, March 12 -- Roger Williams University issued the following news: * * * RWU Architecture Faculty Member Named 2025 ACSA Distinguished Professor Professor of Architecture Julian Bonder has been recognized by the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture for his profound impact on students. By Jordan J. Phelan '19 BRISTOL, R.I. - Roger Williams University Professor of Architecture Julian Bonder has been honored as a 2025 Association of Collegiate Schools of Archi more PR

PIERRE, South Dakota, March 12 -- Gov. Larry Rhoden, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release on March 11, 2025: * * * Gov. Rhoden Signs Pro-Second Amendment Bill and 31 Other Bills into Law PIERRE, S.D. - Today, Governor Larry Rhoden signed HB 1080, a pro-Second Amendment bill, which voids covenants that prohibit or restrict the possession or use of firearms and ammunition. "I am proud that South Dakota is not only the most Second Amendment-friendly state, but also the freest state more PR

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Sens. Scott, Cassidy, Rep. Aderholt, GOP Colleagues File Amicus Brief Defending Parents' Religious Freedoms, Protecting Children from Forced Indoctrination in Schools WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.), member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, joined Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-La.), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HEL more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, March 12 -- The University of Maine System issued the following news release on March 11, 2025: * * * State of University of Maine System is strong and innovative, Chancellor tells Legislature In his first in-person address to a joint session of the Legislature since becoming Chancellor in 2019, Malloy highlighted the System's enrollment and retention growth, and its increasing output of new talent and innovation necessary to power the state's economy. AUGUSTA, Maine -- Despi more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, March 12 -- Trinity College issued the following news: * * * Thomas S. Johnson Distinguished Professor of Biology Kent Dunlap Talks Necks and Brain Cells By Christine Sanni Kent Dunlap, recently named Thomas S. Johnson Distinguished Professor of Biology, has been at Trinity College for 26 years. Your website bio says that you "examine ways that scientists have uniquely approached phenomena in the humanities." Can you say more? As one example, biologists and neuroscie more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, March 12 -- Trinity College issued the following news: * * * COVID: Five Years Later By Andrew J. Concatelli Five years ago this spring--on March 11, 2020, to be exact--Trinity College joined institutions around the world in swiftly adopting ways to teach and learn remotely during the COVID-19 global pandemic. Early restrictions on in-person interactions soon gave way to faculty and students choosing whether to hold classes on campus or virtually, while evolving gover more PR

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Tuberville Fights for Parents' Religious Freedoms, Protecting Children from Woke Indoctrination in Schools WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) joined U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA), U.S. Representative Robert B. Aderholt (R-AL-04) and 63 other Republican colleagues in writing an amicus brief to the U.S Supreme Court in Mahmoud v. Taylor. The brief supports parents' constitutional more PR

DENTON, Texas, March 12 -- The University of North Texas issued the following news release: * * * UNT supporting future STEM educators with $2.4M NSF grant DENTON (UNT), Texas -- The University of North Texas is working to address the national shortage of science, engineering and mathematics educators with a $2.4 million grant earned from the U.S. National Science Foundation. The six-year project, led by the College of Education in collaboration with the College of Engineering and College of  more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 12 -- The Virginia Department of Education issued the following news release on March 11, 2025: * * * Gloucester County Teacher Named 2026 Virginia Regional Teacher of the Year Richmond, Va. - James Eccleston, a social studies teacher at Gloucester County Public Schools' Gloucester High School, has been named the 2026 Virginia Regional Teacher of the Year (Region 3) by the Virginia Department of Education. Eccleston has been a teacher and a mentor for nearly forty ye more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 12 -- The Virginia Department of Education issued the following news release on March 11, 2025: * * * Isle of Wight Teacher Named 2026 Virginia Regional Teacher of the Year Richmond, Va. - Deana Hubbell, a third-grade teacher at Isle of Wight County Public Schools' Carrsville Elementary School, has been named the 2026 Virginia Regional Teacher of the Year for Region 2 by the Virginia Department of Education. Hubbell has been a teacher and a mentor for 21 years. "Ms more PR

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Steptoe, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Veteran Appellate Litigator and National Security and AI Legal Scholar Michel Paradis Joins Steptoe's National Security, Trade, and International Compliance Practice (March 11, 2025, New York) -- Steptoe LLP has expanded its National Security, International Trade and Regulatory Compliance, and Litigation practices with the addition of Michel Paradis, a recognized international scholar and appellate litigator more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 11 -- TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY, Taipei, Taiwan has been assigned a patent (No. US 12249249 B1, initially filed Jan. 30, 2024) developed by Jen-Chieh Wu, Taipei, Taiwan, for "Virtual and real integrated medical teaching assistance system based on mixed reality and method thereof." more PT

MADISON, Wisconsin, March 12 -- Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul issued the following news release on March 11, 2025: * * * AG Kaul Secures Early Court Decision Stopping Trump Administration's Unlawful Termination of K-12 Teacher Preparation Pipeline Grants District Court judge issues temporary restraining order MADISON, Wis. - Attorney General Josh Kaul today secured a decision by the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts temporarily blocking the Trump Administration's u more PR

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, March 11 -- Virginia Tech posted the following news: * * * With fellowship, history professor to record life of human rights legend A human rights legend will soon have her compelling story recorded in full for the first time. Amanda Demmer, associate professor of history at Virginia Tech, has received a research fellowship from the National Endowment for the Humanities to write a biography on Ginetta Sagan, a leader in the international human rights movement after Wor more PR