WASHINGTON, April 15 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR-MI Files Civil Rights Complaint Against WSU Police for Systemic Profiling of Muslim, Arab Students Over Anti-Genocide Protests The Michigan chapter of Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI), a chapter of the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today filed a civil rights complaint with the Michigan Department of Civil Righ more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on April 14, 2025: * * * Congresswoman McDonald Rivet's Report on First 100 Days in Office FLINT-- Sunday, April 13, marked Congresswoman Kristen McDonald Rivet's (MI-08) 100th day serving mid-Michigan in Congress. To commemorate the occasion, the Congresswoman issued a report detailing accomplishments in those first hundred days. You can find that report below. "My constituents sent me to Cong more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Georgia, chairwoman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency, issued the following news release on April 15, 2025: * * * DOGE Subcommittee Chair Greene Announces Hearing on USA Fencing Allowing Biological Men to Participate in Women's Events WASHINGTON--Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency (DOGE) Chairwoman Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) today invited Stephanie Turner, more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 (TNSFRinfo) -- The U.S. Department of Education (ED) is seeking public comment on the extension of its information collection request for the Application for the Client Assistance Program (CAP). This program advises and advocates for individuals with disabilities seeking services under the Rehabilitation Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act. In a notice issued by the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS), the Department stated that it is pr more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Julie Fedorchak, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Fedorchak's first 100 days in Congress Bismarck, ND - Congresswoman Julie Fedorchak (R-ND) is marking her first 100 days in office by highlighting key wins for North Dakota's energy producers, families, and agricultural communities. Since taking office in January, Fedorchak has focused on advancing commonsense policies that cut red tape, support American energy, and reflect the priorities of more PR

TOPEKA, Kansas, April 15 -- Gov. Laura Kelly, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Kelly Calls on Trump Administration to Reinstate Federal Funds to Support Teachers, Child Care Providers TOPEKA -- Governor Laura Kelly announced Tuesday she has sent a letter to United States Secretary of Education Linda McMahon, requesting reinstatement of $22.6 million in federal pandemic relief funds. The United States Department of Education announced in late March that the federal g more PR

NEW YORK, April 15 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund posted the following news: * * * LDF Sues on Behalf of NAACP to Challenge U.S.... Today, the Legal Defense Fund (LDF) filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) challenging the U.S. Department of Education's attempts to prohibit and chill lawful efforts to ensure that Black students are afforded equal educational opportunities. The Education more PR

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, April 16 -- The Minnesota Department of Education issued the following news release on April 15, 2025: * * * Minnesota Students Selected to Attend the 2025 National Youth Science Camp MINNEAPOLIS -- Minnesota high school students Vikram Sharma of Lake Elmo and Mary Zins of Coon Rapids have been selected to represent Minnesota at the 2025 National Youth Science Camp (NYSCamp) to be held July 10-Aug. 2 at Monongahela National Forest in West Virginia. "Congratulations Vikra more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 [Category: Political] -- The NAACP posted the following news release: * * * NAACP, LDF Sues to Challenge U.S. Department of Education's "Dear Colleague" Letter and Certification Requirement The Legal Defense Fund files federal lawsuit on behalf of the NAACP April 15, 2025 Contact: Chyna Fields, cfields@naacpnet.org WASHINGTON - Today, the NAACP, and the Legal Defense Fund (LDF), acting on its behalf, filed a federal lawsuit challenging the U.S. Department of Educati more PR

CONCORD, New Hampshire, April 16 -- The New Hampshire Department of Education issued the following news release on April 15, 2025: * * * New Hampshire Department of Education, Granite Edvance and Xello Launch New Work-Based Learning Network CONCORD, NH (April 15, 2025) -- High school students throughout the state now have access to a powerful new tool to connect with real-world career opportunities - part of a continued partnership between the New Hampshire Department of Education (NHED), Gra more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 16 -- Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on April 15, 2025: * * * Shapiro Administration Makes More Than $1 Billion Available for Property Tax Relief for Homeowners Across Pennsylvania Governor Shapiro's Office of the Budget certifies $1.025 billion -- a record amount -- available to cut property taxes for millions of Pennsylvanians for at least the next five years. As a result, since Governor Shapiro took office, eligible hom more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. John Mannion, D-NY, has introduced the Protecting Students with Disabilities Act, a legislative measure aimed at safeguarding the integrity of the Department of Education's offices responsible for administering programs under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). This bill seeks to ensure these offices remain intact, preventing any funding from being allocated to restructure or eliminate them. The motivation behind the bill stems from concerns over more ST

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minnesota, posted the following statement in the extensions of remarks section of the Congressional Record on April 14, 2025: * * * Ms. Speaker, I voted in opposition to H.R. 1048 because, if enacted as written, it would place burdensome, duplicative, and potentially harmful requirements upon our Nation's institutions of higher education, without significantly improving our national security. My colleague Congresswoman Tlaib offered two amendment more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Nathaniel Moran, R-TX, has introduced the Orderly Liquidation of the Department of Education Act, a bill aimed at terminating the federal education agency and shifting its responsibilities back to individual states and local communities. The bill is seen as a response to ongoing debates about the effectiveness of the Department of Education since its establishment 45 years ago. The proposed legislation argues that the Department of Education has not significantly im more ST

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 16 -- The Arizona Department of Education issued the following news release on April 15, 2025: * * * Schoolchildren celebrate school nutrition law with Horne, Rep. Biasucci, other lawmakers New law restricts schools from providing harmful foods on campus PHOENIX - A new state law that restricts schools from providing harmful foods on campus is being celebrated by schoolchildren joined by state lawmakers and schools chief Tom Horne at a commemoration of the bipartisan  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Statement on Harvard's Announcement Defying the Department of Education "Harvard University has rightfully earned its place as the epitome of the moral and academic rot in higher education. Fueled by the radical groupthink Far Left faculty, inept University leadership, donations by foreign adversaries, and proHamas terrorists, Harvard has fully embraced and tolerated the raging antisemitism thre more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Personnel changes in public policy organizations and government - April 16, 2025: * * * The State Bar of Wisconsin Board of Governors has named Jill Creston Rothstein as its next executive director. Rothstein, currently general counsel for the South Carolina Bar, will be the first woman in the organization's history to hold the position. She will assume the role upon the retirement of current Executive Director Larry J. Martin on Sept. 2, 2025, after 14 years with the S more ST

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 16 -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news release: * * * VUMC researchers report the number of children with autism in Tennessee has doubled in the past decade CDC releases new autism data highlighting early identification trends, prevalence and differences across the U.S. Vanderbilt University Medical Center researchers, as part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring (ADDM) net more PR