WASHINGTON, June 10 -- The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education issued the following news release: * * * AACTE's Cheryl Holcomb-McCoy Testifies in House Hearing on Screentime in Schools AACTE (American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education) President and CEO Cheryl Holcomb-McCoy, Ph.D., testified today at a House Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education hearing titled "Screentime in Schools" to express increasing concerns around screen use more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, June 14 -- Michigan State University issued the following news: * * * AI at a critical time: Leaders and students gather for summit as MSU shapes role in AI education, research By Mark Johnson More than 300 MSU staff members, including more than 100 who attended the morning plenary session of the AI Summit online, participated in the May 7 event. In-person participants gathered at the STEM Teaching and Learning Facility, bringing together a diverse audience of educato more PR

MUNCIE, Indiana, June 14 -- Ball State University issued the following news release: * * * Ball State Board of Trustees Freezes Tuition and Mandatory Fees Through 2026-27, Adopts Strategic Plan for 2025-30 During its annual budget meeting today, the Ball State University Board of Trustees approved no increase in student tuition and mandatory fees for the 2025-26 and 2026-27 academic years. The Board also formally adopted the University's Strategic Plan for 2025-30, which will guide institutio more PR

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, June 13 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news: * * * Building financial skills at an early age can pay big dividends * Media Contact: Trisha Gedon | Sr. Communications Specialist | 405-744-3625 | trisha.gedon@okstate.edu Financial security is a life goal for everyone, and building the skills to achieve that goal starts at an early age. Learning money management skills early in life will help children develop good habits, said Mengya Wang, Oklahoma S more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, June 14 -- California Charter Schools Association issued the following news release: * * * CCSA Honors Extraordinary Charter Public High School Graduates for Their Passion to Lead, Heal, and Uplift SACRAMENTO, CA - The California Charter Schools Association (CCSA), the largest statewide charter public schools association in the U.S., has awarded a group of remarkable charter high school graduates with the 2025 Susan Steelman Bragato Scholarship. The Bragato Scholarsh more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 14 -- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center issued the following news: * * * City of Boston Approves Dana-Farber Cancer Hospital Design Approval Paves the Way for Construction of the Region's Only Freestanding Inpatient Cancer Hospital and the Dana-Farber Beth Israel Deaconess Cancer Collaboration * BOSTON - The Boston Planning and Development Agency Board (BPDA) voted unanimously to approve the designs for Dana-Farber's new 300-bed inpatient cancer hospital. BPDA more PR

ITHACA, New York, June 13 -- The Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences issued the following news: * * * Petra Hafker: Enhancing honeybee health By Petra Hafker, Edited by Erin Rodger Petra Hafker is a Ph.D. student of entomology in the lab of Christophe Duplais, associate professor of entomology at Cornell AgriTech. Hailing from Richmond, Virginia, as an undergraduate student, Petra studied the invasive spongy moth at the University of Richmond and also worked on a sala more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Missouri, June 13 -- Ozarks Technical Community College issued the following news release: * * * Drury, Ozarks Tech Update Transfer Policies Agreement SPRINGFIELD, Mo., June 12, 2025 - Drury University and Ozarks Technical Community College recently updated a long-standing agreement to better assist students transferring from Ozarks Tech to Drury to further their Elementary, Middle School, or Secondary Education studies, in a joint effort to help curb both Missouri's ongoing teac more PR

WASHINGTON, June 13 (TNSrpt) -- First Focus on Children, an advocacy organization dedicated to making children and families the priority in federal policy and budget decisions, issued the following news release: * * * Experts argue for more public investment in child care, universal pre-K Capitol Hill briefing highlights conclusive research * Early education provides an economic engine for children, families and the country, experts said today on Capitol Hill, and it cannot succeed without  more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, June 14 -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news: * * * Farm Credit Services of America Endows Deanship at UW, Elevating Agriculture as Pillar of Innovation and Leadership In a transformational commitment to the University of Wyoming's land-grant mission and one of the state's most vital industries, Farm Credit Services of America (FCSAmerica) has established the Farm Credit Services of America College of Agriculture, Life Sciences and Natural Resources Deanshi more PR

HANOVER, Indiana, June 13 -- Hanover College issued the following news: * * * PALNI Library Innovation Grant to fund information literacy program Hanover College has received a Library Innovation Grant from the Private Academic Library Network of Indiana (PALNI). The $5,750 award will fund a collaborative initiative to enhance library services and student success through information literacy. "Empower Students by Empowering Faculty," a pilot program through Hanover's Duggan Library, will be  more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 13 -- The Horatio Alger Association issued the following news release: * * * Horatio Alger Association Hosts Second American Enterprise Summit for Rising Eighth Graders The four-day event will convene 100 students from across the country to learn about democracy, freedom and the American Dream * * * WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 11, 2025) - Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans, Inc., a nonprofit educational organization that honors the achievements of out more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, June 13 -- Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: OPINION | How GOP Governors are Leading the Charge Against Antisemitism -- and for Civil Rights * The New York Post published " How GOP Governors are Leading the Charge Against Antisemitism -- and for Civil Rights," an op-ed by Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee, Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt, and Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin on what conserv more PR

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- The Institute for Higher Education Policy issued the following news release: * * * IHEP and 170+ Organizations Urge Congress to Protect and Fully Fund the Pell Grant Program Washington, DC (June 6, 2025) - More than 170 organizations, led by The Institute for College Access & Success (TICAS), sent a letter to federal lawmakers urging them to address the projected Pell Grant shortfall and reject any proposed eligibility cuts. IHEP joined a range of organizations in signi more PR

SYRACUSE, New York, June 13 -- Syracuse University posted the following news: * * * Inaugural Meredith Professor Faculty Fellows Announced * Three professors have been named Meredith Professor Faculty Fellows. Part of the Laura J. and L. Douglas Meredith Professorship Program, the Faculty Fellows program was launched this year. Fellows will work in partnership with the Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence (CTLE) and the associate provost for academic programs to address teaching topic more PR

NOTRE DAME, Indiana, June 13 (TNSjou) -- The University of Notre Dame's Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies issued the following news: * * * A providential calling By Kate Chester Flora Gicquel's work over the past nearly nine months can be described as a labor of love: the opportunity to combine her professional interest in peacebuilding with her personal values as a Catholic. As a research fellow at Caritas Internationalis in Rome since October 2024, Gicquel is leading a study  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson Announces Winner of 2025 Congressional Art Competition * East Hartford, CT - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) announced Connecticut IB Academy (CIBA) sophomore Kalina Lawrence-Clais as the winner of the 2025 Congressional Art Competition.Rep. Larson with Art Competition winner Kalina Lawrence-Clais at the U.S. Capitol "I want to congratulate Kalina on her incredible accomplishment," more PR

BATESVILLE, Arkansas, June 13 -- Lyon College issued the following news: * * * Lyon College breaks ground on veterinary school in Cabot Lyon College officials, state and local leaders, and members of the Arkansas veterinary medicine community broke ground today on the Lyon College School of Veterinary Medicine in Cabot, marking a significant step in the College's expansion into graduate health sciences and its effort to address Arkansas's shortage of veterinarians. The 17.5-acre Cabot campus more PR

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * Mississippi Should Keep U.S. History Assessment * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Mary Werner, Mississippi Education Board Member, penned an op-ed in Mississippi Today on the importance of keeping the U.S. history assessment in public schools. The Mississippi Board of Education will have a final vote in June to decide if the test should be eliminated. Senator Wicker and Ms.  more PR

SIOUX CITY, Iowa, June 13 -- Morningside University issued the following news: * * * Morningside history professor delivers lecture at American University of Cairo Dr. Gregory Guelcher recently returned from giving a lecture at the American University in Cairo, and he hopes the experience helps build a lasting connection between Morningside University and another part of the world. Guelcher, a history professor at Morningside, presented a lecture titled "Japanese Imperialism in Manchuria, 19 more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 13 -- The National Association of Elementary School Principals issued the following news release: * * * NAESP and Nebraska Department of Education Honor 23 Pre-K-3 Leadership Academy Graduates These educators represent the fifth Nebraska cohort to participate in the award-winning professional learning program. * Alexandria, Virginia--June 10, 2025--The National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) and the Nebraska Department of Education are pleased more PR

NEW YORK, June 13 (TNSrpt) -- The National Association of Scholars issued the following news release: * * * The National Association of Scholars and Freedom in Education Release the Archimedes Math Standards Model Standards Promote Academic Excellence and Restore Coherence in preK-12 Mathematics * New York, NY; June 10, 2025--The National Association of Scholars (NAS) and Freedom in Education (FIE) proudly announce the publication of the Archimedes Standards--a comprehensive set of model pr more PR

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- The Immigration Reform Law Institute issued the following news release on June 13, 2025: * * * Victory! North Carolina School Admits "Illegal Alien" not Hate Speech IRLI had shown why student should not have been suspended from school for using term * WASHINGTON--Last June, the Immigration Reform Law Institute (IRLI) filed a brief in a case in which a sixteen-year-old high school student in North Carolina was suspended for using the term "illegal alien" in a question  more PR

PORTLAND, Oregon, June 13 (TNSrpt) -- NWEA, an organization that says it creates academic assessments for pre-K-12, issued the following news release: * * * New NWEA Report Highlights Family Engagement as Critical to COVID-19 Academic Recovery NWEA, a K-12 assessment and research organization, released a new research report emphasizing the vital role of family engagement in helping students recover academically from the disruptions of the COVID-19 pandemic. The report titled "Family engagemen more PR

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, June 13 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news: * * * OSU/A&M Regents approve personnel actions * Media Contact: Shannon Rigsby | Associate Director of Public Information | 405-744-9081 | shannon.rigsby@okstate.edu Numerous Oklahoma State University personnel actions were approved during the OSU/A&M Board of Regents meeting Friday on the OSU-OKC campus. New Appointments # Ferguson College of Agriculture * Carrie Baker, assistant professor, Agric more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, June 14 -- The Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry issued the following news release on June 13, 2025: * * * PA Middle School Students Showcase Civics Knowledge and Community Concepts at 2025 National Civics Bee Pennsylvania State FInals Millicent Godoy of Hershey Middle School Wins First Place, Advances to National Civics Bee in Washington, D.C. * STATE COLLEGE, PA - Today, Millicent Godoy of Hershey Middle School won the Pennsylvania State Finals of the more PR

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, June 14 -- Pearson Education issued the following news release: * * * Pearson to Acquire Career and Technical Education Leader eDynamic Learning Acquisition to scale Pearson's position in the Early Careers space * LONDON - June 13, 2025 - Pearson (FTSE: PSON.L), the world's lifelong learning company, today announces that it has entered into an agreement to acquire eDynamic Holdings LP ('eDynamic Learning'), a leading Career and Technical Education (CTE) curriculum solut more PR

LONDON, England, June 13 (TNSjou) -- Queen Mary University of London issued the following news: * * * Pride, Politics and Inclusion: The Transfeminist Agenda Reshaping International Relations Dr Alexander Stoffel, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Politics and International Relations, is pioneering a transfeminist approach to global politics that centres inclusion, collaboration and the lived realities of trans people * Dr Alexander Stoffel, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the School of Polit more PR

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minnesota, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following remarks on June 12, 2025: * * * Ranking Member McCollum Remarks at the Full Committee Markup of the 2026 Defense Bill WASHINGTON -- Congresswoman Betty McCollum (D-MN-04), Ranking Member of the Defense Subcommittee, delivered the following remarks at the full committee markup of the 2026 Defense funding bill: Thank you, Chairman Cole, Ranking Member DeLauro, and more PR

WASHINGTON, June 14 (TNSLrpt) -- The Chicago Teachers Union has released a report titled "Unchartered Territory: How Lack of Oversight and Accountability Produces Financial Misdirection, Labor Violations, and Unpredictable Student Experience in Chicago's Corporate-Run Charter Schools." The document, issued in May 2025, asserts that systemic failures and financial loopholes within Chicago Public Schools charter model have led to operators falling short on promises made to families, prioritizing c more ST

MONONA, Wisconsin, June 13 [Category: Economics] -- A Better Wisconsin Together, a state-based research and communications hub for progressives, posted the following news release: * * * Republican Cuts to Proposed Public School Funding Shift Costs to Local Taxpayers... Again * Hard working Wisconsin families and property taxpayers could face more rising costs as Republicans on the legislature's budget writing committee voted to cut the proposed funding for public education in Gov. Tony Evers more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 14 (TNSjou) -- Mass General Brigham issued the following news release: * * * Research Spotlight: Digital Speech Markers Can Be Used to Classify Patients with Functional Speech Disorders Jennifer Freeburn, MS, of the Departments of Speech, Language and Swallowing Disorders and Neurology at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), is the lead author of a paper published in Movement Disorders, "Using Digital Speech Markers to Classify Functional Speech Disorder: A Proof- more PR

GALESBURG, Illinois, June 13 -- Knox College issued the following news release: * * * Revell Residency Challenges Knox Creators At Knox College, poet Donald Revell discovered a community of creators with a difference--an unexpected level of respect for each other's individual backgrounds and experiences. With Donald Revell on campus, Knox College students experienced a critic who could engage each writer at the creative place where their poetry was taking shape. Revell, author of 17 collect more PR

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Jim Banks, R-Indiana, issued the following news release on June 12, 2025: * * * Senator Banks to Introduce Legislation to Protect Employees Who Dissent from Left-Wing Gender Ideology WASHINGTON, D.C, - Today, Senator Jim Banks (R-Ind.) introduced the Restoring Biological Truth to the Workplace Act. Across the country, including in Indiana, employees have been wrongfully fired, penalized, and discriminated against in the workplace for dissenting from radical gender  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Markey, Health, Labor Leaders, Educators, Climate Advocates Host Virtual Teach-In on Trump Administration's Cuts to Critical Funding * Health Care and Food Justice Cuts | Climate and Education Cuts Washington (June 12, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee and the Environment and Public Works Committee, more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 13 -- Teach Plus, an organization that empowers teachers to take leadership over key policy and practice issues that affect their students' success, issued the following news release: * * * Teach Plus New Mexico Launches Economic Mobility Summits to Shape Student Career Pathways Inaugural "Bridging Education & Industry for Economic Growth" Summit in Hobbs brings together students, educators, business leaders, and policymakers to build shared understanding and devel more PR

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, June 14 -- Texas A&M University issued the following news: * * * How Youth Sports Creates Future Leaders Or Future Cheaters Youth sports teaches children vital life skills through competition, but according to a Texas A&M professor, this could be detrimental if it causes kids to rationalize bad behavior. By Emma Lawson What do the CEOs of Whole Foods, Bank of America and Nike have in common? According to a Forbes article, they are among the 95% of Fortune 500 CEOs wh more PR

COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, June 9 -- The American Association of Physics Teachers issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Physics Team Members Selected to Participate in the 2025 International Physics Olympiad U. S. Physics Team Traveling Representatives Brian Zhang, Agastya Goel, Joshua Wang, Allen Li, and Feodor Yevtushenko FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Five students have been selected to represent the U.S. Physics Team at the International Physics Olympiad (IPhO) to be held July 17-25 at PAL more PR

EXETER, England, June 13 (TNSjou) -- The University of Exeter issued the following news: * * * Growing influence of neuroscience training risks leaving the teaching profession devalued, study warns The growing trend of encouraging educators to learn about how children's brains work can offer reassurance, but it risks teachers' autonomy and critical thinking, a new study warns. Neuroscience is having a growing impact on the way teachers work. This is shown by the increasing number of professi more PR

BIRMINGHAM, England, June 13 -- The University of Nottingham issued the following news release: * * * New research shines light on need for more than just speed recall in multiplication learning New research has revealed that learning how to recall multiplication tables doesn't automatically mean children understand how to apply this knowledge and that different methods of practice can be equally helpful for recall of multiplication facts. The findings could be used to support children's math more PR