WASHINGTON, May 8 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: * * * Democrats' Overperformance Streak Continues in Texas and Nebraska Local Elections In response to Texas and Nebraska Democrats' sweeping victories in down-ballot races, DNC Chair Ken Martin released the following statement: "Democrats are building from the ground up and, in recent days, Texas and Nebraska Democratic-aligned candidates trounced their Republican opponents in critical races that wi more PR

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has issued an order addressing challenges faced by schools and libraries seeking E-Rate reimbursements when their service providers have gone out of business or failed to file necessary certification forms. The order, released May 7, 2025, grants twelve appeals and directs the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) to establish a new process to ensure these applicants can receive the funds they are due. The E-Rate program more PR

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Florida Department of Education issued a 46-page report in April, 2025, entitled "Funding for Florida School Districts 2024-25". * * * OVERVIEW OF SCHOOL DISTRICT FUNDING Article IX, section 1 of the Florida Constitution establishes the State of Florida's commitment to funding kindergarten through grade 12 education, as follows: "The education of children is a fundamental value of the people of the State of Florida. It is, therefore, a paramount duty of the state to make more ST

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Florida Department of Education issued a 46-page report in April, 2025, entitled "Funding for Florida School Districts 2024-25". * * * (Continued from Part 1 of 9) FLORIDA EDUCATION FINANCE PROGRAM (FEFP) LEGAL AUTHORIZATION Part II of chapter 1011, F.S.; chapter 2024-231, Laws of Florida (L.O.F.) (202425 General Appropriations Act) 2024-25 FEFP APPROPRIATION $12,720,432,199 REQUIREMENTS FOR PARTICIPATION Each district participating in the state appropriations for the FE more ST

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Florida Department of Education issued a 46-page report in April, 2025, entitled "Funding for Florida School Districts 2024-25" * * * (Continued from Part 6 of 9) WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION FUND Note: Workforce Development Education Fund programs are administered by the department's Division of Career and Adult Education. Requirements for Participation Funds appropriated must be used for the delivery of Workforce Development Education Fund programs by school distr more ST

WASHINGTON, May 7 [Category: Political] -- Heritage Action for America posted the following news release: * * * Heritage Action Urges Alabama Governor Kay Ivey to Sign Success Sequence into Law WASHINGTON \- Heritage Action, a conservative grassroots organization with over 2.5 million grassroots activists nationwide, including thousands of Alabamians, urges Alabama Governor Kay Ivey to swiftly sign SB289, the Success Sequence Bill, legislation that would require Alabama public schools teach s more PR

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, May 8 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on May 7, 2025: * * * Feds cite new priorities in revoking $1.9 million grant to Rochester schools Written by Tom Steward Slowly, but surely the realization the new administration means business in scrutinizing previous policies and cutting programs that do not align has begun to hit home. Rochester public  more PR

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, May 8 -- Education Minnesota issued the following news release on May 7, 2025: * * * Education Minnesota applauds the Class of 2024 for the highest graduation rate on record ST. PAUL, Minn. May 7, 2025 - Education Minnesota congratulates the high school class of 2024 for graduating at the highest rate on record, said Education Minnesota President Denise Specht on Wednesday after the state released the new data. "These Minnesota students overcame the disruptions and dis more PR

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Sarah Elfreth, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Elfreth Pushes Back on Cuts to PBS "I will be fighting for viewers like you" WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth (MD-03) paid tribute to the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) on the House floor and pushed back on the Trump Administration's Executive Order to cut funding to public media. "Mr. Speaker, you would be hard pressed to find a person in America whose childhood wasn't prof more PR

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Florida Department of Education issued a 46-page report in April, 2025, entitled "Funding for Florida School Districts 2024-25". * * * OVERVIEW OF SCHOOL DISTRICT FUNDING Article IX, section 1 of the Florida Constitution establishes the State of Florida's commitment to funding kindergarten through grade 12 education, as follows: "The education of children is a fundamental value of the people of the State of Florida. It is, therefore, a paramount duty of the state to make more ST

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Florida Department of Education issued a 46-page report in April, 2025, entitled "Funding for Florida School Districts 2024-25" * * * (Continued from Part 3 of 9) PUBLIC EDUCATION CAPITAL OUTLAY (PECO) FUNDS Background Pursuant to Article XII, s. 9(a)(2) of the Florida Constitution, PECO and Debt Service Trust Fund consists of revenues derived from the collection of the gross receipts tax on utilities, including transfers from the Communications Services Tax, and through more ST

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Florida Department of Education issued a 46-page report in April, 2025, entitled "Funding for Florida School Districts 2024-25" * * * (Continued from Part 7 of 9) FUNDS FOR STUDENT TRANSPORTATION Overview The student transportation funding formula provides funds to 67 school districts based on each district's pro rata share of eligible state-transported students. Eligible transported charter school students are reported in the student membership surveys authorized in r more ST

PHOENIX, Arizona, May 8 -- The Goldwater Institute issued the following commentary on May 7, 2025: * * * School Bus Driver Brandishes Belt--Mom Gets Banned A public school in Northeast Indiana banned the mother of a middle school girl from school property, all for standing up for her daughter's safety. Now, she's fighting back with help from the Goldwater Institute. It all started when a school bus driver was caught on video, belt in hand, walking up and down the bus aisle, with his underwea more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 7 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces 'Literacy Launch Institutes' for Educators Boston -- The Healey-Driscoll Administration announced today that registration is open for a new teacher training opportunity, called Literacy Launch Institutes, that is focused on Pre-K through third grade literacy. As a core component of the administration's Literacy Launch: Reading Success from Age 3 more PR

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Statement on President Trump's 2026 Budget Request Heinrich and Lujan: "Donald Trump and Elon Musk's budget will further tank the economy and throw working families under the bus. As New Mexico's senators, we'll fight back" WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) released the foll more PR

OXFORD, Ohio, May 8 -- Learning Forward issued the following news: * * * High-quality mentoring for all new teachers is an idea worth celebrating Learning Forward's newest issue of The Learning Professional magazine happens to publish this week, National Teacher Appreciation Week, as we extend our unending gratitude to the millions of teachers in the U.S. and across the globe and recognize their dedication and service in an environment where they often face daunting challenges to meeting thei more PR

NEW YORK, May 8 -- Scholastic, a children's publishing, education and media company, issued the following news release: * * * Scholastic, Members of the Pennsylvania State Legislature, and Abbott Elementary Actress Sheryl Lee Ralph Celebrate Expansion of the United States of Readers Literacy Program Across Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Becomes Second State to Launch Special Literacy Program to Provide Book Choice and Access for Nearly 3,500 Title I Students Across Five School Districts HARRISBUR more PR

NEW YORK, May 7 [Category: Media] -- PEN America, an organization that says it stands at the intersection of literature and human rights to protect free expression, posted the following news release: * * * South Carolina Replaces Utah as the State with the Most Mandated Banned Books for All Public Schools (NEW YORK)-- South Carolina has voted to ban 10 more books in public schools statewide, raising the total to 22. This makes it the leading state for mandated book bans in every K-12 public s more PR

LA GRANGE PARK, Illinois, May 6 [Category: Energy] -- The American Nuclear Society posted the following news: * * * Tenn. legislature funds monument for Oak Ridge civil rights pioneers In a historic photo, students gather at the Oak Ridge high school in Tennessee. (Photo: DOE) The Tennessee legislature has approved a $3.2 million proposal to fund a monument that will honor a group of 85 black former students known as the Scarboro-Oak Ridge 85 who, with support from the Atomic Energy Commiss more PR

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Personnel changes in public policy organizations and government - May 7, 2025: * * * IN ACADEMIA Associate Vice Provost and University Registrar Scott Owczarek will assume the role of interim vice provost for enrollment management at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Owczarek follows Derek Kindle, who departed for a vice president role at the University of Oregon. Owczarek begins his new appointment immediately. Beth Warner, who currently serves as deputy university re more ST

NEW YORK, May 7 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following news: * * * Transcript: Mayor Adams Hosts Older Adult Town Hall May 7, 2025 Watch video here at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEEx_CMLB8U Mayor Eric Adams: And Rockaway, I think it's no secret that when I was a little boy I had a good friend that lived out here. You know, so listen, the team and I, we have been doing these town halls. What's the number one? Who knows the number we're up to? Twenty-three. Twenty-three more PR

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren Announces Senate Forum on Trump's Attacks on Education Access, Invites Secretary McMahon to Defend Actions Spotlight forum entitled "Stealing the American Dream: How Trump and Republicans Are Raising Education Costs for Families." Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. - Today, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Commi more PR