SALEM, Oregon, March 28 [Category: Education] -- The Oregon School Boards Association posted the following news: * * * Deadlines quicken hearing pace, but there is still time for voice of reason Legislative deadlines always change the session's pace. Big issues that have already moved out of committee are no longer under the spotlight as much (e.g., Senate Bill 916, unemployment insurance for striking workers) while the focus shifts to bills that need to move prior to the deadline or face a more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, March 29 -- Equality California issued the following news release: * * * Equality California Responds to Trump's Attack on California's LGBTQ+ Student Protections WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Equality California, the nation's largest statewide LGBTQ+ civil rights organization, issued the following statement from Executive Director Tony Hoang in response to the Trump Administration's investigation into California's protections for LGBTQ+ students against forced outing policies: more PR

SALEM, Oregon, March 28 [Category: Education] -- The Oregon School Boards Association posted the following news: * * * Legislature proposes statewide ban on cell phones in schools The Oregon Legislature stepped into the national debate on cell phones in schools with a hearing Wednesday, March 26, on House Bill 2251. Cell phones can be addictive distractions in class, and researchers say they are causing mental health problems in young people. Oregon law requires school districts to adopt  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Blumenthal: Week in Review 3/21/25-3/28/25 Slamming Trump Administration's Reckless Signal Chat Security Breach [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, released a statement in response to reports that senior members of President Donald Trump's cabinet and national security team - including Vice President JD Van more PR