WASHINGTON, May 24 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Education is rolling out a new initiative to enhance training for professionals serving children with high-intensity disabilities. Announced by the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, the program invites applications for fiscal year 2025 grants under the Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities initiative. This effort aims to address critical shortages in qualified personnel by  more PR

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, May 20 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service issued the following news: * * * Environmental Intelligence: Sensing Danger from Orbit. Part One: Worldwide Situational Awareness NOAA satellites provide data that Americans use daily. Maintaining this "environmental intelligence" is critical to U.S. Armed Forces operations. As Space Force General David Thompson testified before the Senate Avi more PR

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, May 22 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service issued the following news: * * * Environmental Intelligence: Sensing Danger from Orbit. Part Three: Air & Space NOAA Prevents Pilots From Flying Blind Despite the hazards inherent to air travel, U.S. civil and military aviation is by far the safest form of transit. This is in part due to complementary radar, command and control systems, and s more PR

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, May 21 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service issued the following news: * * * Environmental Intelligence: Sensing Danger from Orbit. Part Two: Front Lines & High Seas Protecting Boots On The Ground NOAA contributes 90% of the weather information used by the defense and intelligence communities. Satellites offer a view unrivaled by terrestrial technology. NOAA works closely with the Dep more PR

WASHINGTON, May 25 (TNSLrpt) -- The average effective tariff rate (AETR) on goods imported into the United States has surged to 27.5 percent, a dramatic increase driven primarily by new tariff proposals announced on April 9. This updated analysis, released by the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond in an Economic Brief (No. 25-15) titled "Tariff Update: Incorporating the April 9 Announcements," reveals an eighteen-fold increase from the 2024 baseline and marks "the most significant tariff shock in  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology issued the following news: * * * NIST Moonlight Data Will Help Satellites Get a More Accurate Look at Earth * Earth-observing satellites can use new measurements of the Moon's brightness as a benchmark to ensure that they are recording light from our planet's surface accurately. * Reliable measurements of the light from our planet can help industries from agriculture to meteorology to mini more PR

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, May 25 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: * * * NOAA researchers to accelerate Hurricane forecast improvements NOAA researchers have a full array of research planned for the 2025 hurricane season, all designed to improve the accuracy of hurricane forecasts that protect lives, minimize damage and strengthen the U.S. economy. NOAA's flagship hurricane forecast model, the Hurricane Analysis and Forecast System (HAFS), has b more PR

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, May 25 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service issued the following news: * * * NOAA Satellites Have You Covered This Hurricane Season The 2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season officially begins June 1, and NOAA's eyes in the sky are ready for whatever the season may bring. Since the early days of the United States' satellite program, Earth-observing satellites have played a vital role in dete more PR

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, May 25 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service issued the following news: * * * NOAA Satellites Track Deadly Severe Weather Across the Nation NOAA satellites have been monitoring a potent and complex spring weather pattern responsible for nearly a week-long stretch of severe weather, including two destructive tornado outbreaks across parts of the central and eastern U.S. from May 15-16 and more PR

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, May 20 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: * * * NOAA unveils powerful convergence of AI and science with revolutionary Next-Generation Fire System technology Early success of AI-powered fire detection system is winning fans in firefighting community Less than a year after being evaluated in NOAA's Fire Weather Testbed, the automated satellite fire detection capability of the experimental Next Generation Fire System offsi more PR

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, May 25 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: * * * NOAA's atmospheric river research: serving up data rain or shine A network of year-round observing stations help meteorologists forecast extreme rainfall events As the western United States heads into its traditional dry season, water managers are assessing how winter rains have helped replenish the region's reservoirs. The vast majority of precipitation that falls during t more PR

WASHINGTON, May 24 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF10713) on May 23, 2025, by education policy specialist Rebecca R. Skinner and research assistant Isobel Sorenson: * * * Overview of Public and Private School Choice Options School choice generally refers to the opportunity for parents to select an elementary or secondary school for their child that differs from the assigned school that the child would otherwise attend based on w more PR

WASHINGTON, May 24 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48543) on May 23, 2025, entitled "Transportation Security - Background and Issues for the 119th Congress:" (Continued from Part 2 of 3) * * * Freight Rail Security/109 Freight trains generate roughly 29% of all freight ton-miles across all transportation modes in the United States, transported along a railway network over 130,000 miles long./110 In contrast to publicly owned and managed airp more PR