STRASBOURG, France, Aug. 1 -- The Parliamentary Assembly, an arm of the Council of Europe, issued the following news: * * * 'We must be unwavering in condemning hate speech, discrimination and policies that threaten the safety and inclusion of Roma and Sinti' says PACE General Rapporteur Georgios Stamatis (Greece, EPP/CD), PACE General Rapporteur on Roma and Travellers, made the following statement on the eve of the European Holocaust Memorial Day for Roma and Sinti: "On 2 August we honour t more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * 600+ Northwest Washington State Residents Respond to Rep. Larsen's 'Share Your Story' Webpage * More than 600 people in Northwest Washington state used Representative Rick Larsen's 'share your story' webpage to tell Rep. Larsen how Republicans' Big Ugly Law will impact them. Rep. Rick Larsen announced the webpage Saturday, July 26th, at Snohomish County Indivisible's "Families First" rally. 30% o more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- The Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture issued the following news on Aug. 1, 2025: * * * The ACSA College of Distinguished Professors Announces 2025-2026 Executive Committee The Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture is proud to announce the 2025-2026 Executive Committee for the ACSA College of Distinguished Professors: Thomas Fisher as Chancellor, Marilys Nepomechie as Past Chancellor, Renee Cheng as Vice Chancellor, and Joanna L. Lombard as Sec more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- The National Iranian American Council issued the following news: * * * Assessing the Fallout of Israel-U.S. Strikes on Iran Iran's Nuclear Program was Significantly Damaged But Not "Obliterated" Much of the public debate in the United States over the June 2025 military attack on Iran has focused on whether the Iranian nuclear program was "obliterated." While this question risks obscuring broader strategic evaluations of the merits of the strike, the preponderance of evi more PR

DAYTONA BEACH, Florida, Aug. 1 -- The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials International issued the following news: * * * Managing a Multigenerational Workforce Kristin K. Gonul, MA Criminal Justice, Management and Administration, Association of Central Oklahoma Governments * Kristin Gonul, 911 Education Coordinator for the Association of Central Oklahoma Governments (ACOG), led a dynamic session on managing a multigenerational workforce. With over 10 years of experience as more PR

ALBANY, New York, Aug. 1 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Secures Major Victory as Federal Government Releases Billions in Withheld Education Funds * August 1, 2025 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today celebrated a major victory for students, families, and schools across the country as the U.S. Department of Education (ED) released nearly $7 billion in critical education funding that had been unla more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 1 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Nessel Sues to Block Unlawful Attacks on Medically Necessary Health Care for Transgender Youth * LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel today joined a multistate lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's efforts to restrict access to necessary healthcare for transgender, intersex, and nonbinary youth (PDF). The lawsuit targets recent federal actions aimed more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 1 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL SECURES MAJOR WIN AS EDUCATION DEPARTMENT RESTORES PREVIOUSLY WITHHELD FUNDING * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul today responded to official confirmation that the U.S. Department of Education has released previously withheld education funding to Illinois. Raoul joined a coalition in filing a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's abrupt and unlawfu more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following Stats for Stories entitled "Back to School: August 2025": * * * It's back-to-school season and an estimated 54.1 million K-12 students and 5.7 million teachers are set to return to the classroom this fall. Teachers make up the majority of the nearly 10 million people working in the nation's elementary and secondary schools, also including principals, school bus monitors, teaching assistants and janitors. Find a busload of Censu more PR

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Aug. 2 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Aug. 1, 2025: * * * Know your rights: Union opt-out month approaches for educators By Catrin Wigfall Back-to-school season will soon once again be underway, and so will the annual opportunity for educators to decide if union membership is right for them. From Sept. 1 until Sept. 30 -- yes, during the b more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Cotton Introduces Bill to End H-1B Visa Loophole for Universities * Contact: Caroline Tabler or Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353 July 31, 2025 Washington, DC -- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today introduced the Colleges for the American People (CAP Act), which would remove the H1-B visa cap exemption for foreigners employed by colleges and universities. Under current law, foreign professors hi more PR

SYRACUSE, New York, Aug. 1 -- Syracuse University posted the following news: * * * Doctoral Candidate Wins Grant for Research on Infrastructure, Violence and Resistance in Pakistan * Bramsh Khan Bramsh Khan, a Ph.D. candidate in social science in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, has been awarded a prestigious Wenner-Gren Foundation Dissertation Fieldwork Grant. The Wenner-Gren Foundation, established in 1941, is dedicated to advancing anthropological knowledge througho more PR

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 1 -- The University of Tennessee issued the following news: * * * Five UT Faculty Receive Fulbright Awards Five faculty members at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville -- Christopher Cherry, Virginia Corrigan, Bernard Issa, Hector Pulgar and Tong (Toni) Wang -- have been selected to receive Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program awards for the 2025-26 academic year from the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. Fulbright U.S. Scholars are  more PR

ALAMOSA, Colorado, Aug. 1 -- Adams State University issued the following news: * * * From Nigeria to Alamosa: Esther Akinlabi Brings Global Expertise to the Adams State/CSU Mechanical Engineering Program Article by Macie May, CSU Department of Mechanical EngineeringMarketing Communications Specialist By Linda Relyea Professor Esther Akinlabi's journey to Colorado State University's Mechanical Engineering Partnership Program at Adams State University is nothing short of extraordinary. From  more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Aug. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following news release: * * * FY 2026 Medicare Inpatient Psychiatric Facility Prospective Payment System (IPF PPS) and Quality Reporting (IPFQR) Updates Final Rule (CMS-1831-F) * On July 31, 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule to update Medicare payment policies and rates for Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities (IPFs), un more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 2 (TNSjou) -- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center issued the following news: * * * Gap in Oncology Training Leaves Doctors Unprepared for Cannabis Questions BIDMC-Led Study Finds Most Cancer Physicians-in-Training Feel Underprepared To Advise Patients About Medical Marijuana * BOSTON -- Evidence suggests as many as 40 percent of adults with cancer turn to marijuana -- more properly known as cannabis -- to manage symptoms like pain, nausea, and anxiety, and many  more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, Aug. 1 -- Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Glenn Youngkin Announces Additional Administration and Board Appointments * RICHMOND, VA -- Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced additional administration and board appointments. ADMINISTRATION APPOINTMENTS COMMERCE AND TRADE * Maggie Beal, Director, Department of Housing and Community Development LABOR * Jeb Wilkinson, Director, Department of Professional and Occup more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Announces Committee Passage of Over $20 Million for New Mexico Projects, Bringing FY26 Total to $309 Million * Heinrich championed investments to support service members & families, improve New Mexico's military installations, expand access to health care, fight the opioid epidemic, develop the workforce & small businesses, increase prenatal screening & treatment of congenital syphilis more PR

SANTA CRUZ, California, Aug. 2 -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news: * * * Humanities students dive into Santa Cruz surfing history This spring quarter, UC Santa Cruz Humanities students immersed themselves in the story of three Hawaiian princes who introduced surfing to the United States in the late 19th century, using Santa Cruz to launch a sport that became a cultural phenomenon. The ten-week public history course, taught by UC Santa Cruz Humanities D more PR

LOGAN, Utah, Aug. 2 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * Illuminating Abstractions: USU Mathematician Matthew Young Receives NSF CAREER Award Aggie researcher receives competitive five-year, $450,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to continue the study of representation theory, foster collaborations with USU colleagues and statewide network of high school teachers, engage college students in curriculum development and develop learning videos for high school te more PR

GREENWOOD, South Carolina, Aug. 1 -- Lander University issued the following news: * * * In 25 Years, Lander's Teaching Fellows Have Created 'Strong Legacy of Educators' By Karen Petit For more than two decades, graduates of Lander University's Teaching Fellows Program have been a powerful force in classrooms around the state and nation as they have adapted to changing educational standards and requirements while guiding students on paths of success. When Lander welcomes its freshman class t more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Aug. 2 -- Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2025: * * * In Philadelphia, Governor Shapiro Highlights Investments in Violence Intervention and Prevention Program to Reduce Crime and Create Opportunities for Young Pennsylvanians Governor Shapiro visited Beyond the Bars -- a nonprofit that empowers youth through music and leadership development -- to highlight how community-based programs supported by the Commonwealth can he more PR

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, Aug. 2 -- The African Union issued the following news release: * * * Launching the End of Learning Poverty for All in Africa (ELPAF) Campaign in Namibia The African Union Commission (AUC), in partnership with the Government of the Republic of Namibia and UNICEF, officially launched the "End Learning Poverty for All in Africa (ELPAF)" campaign on July 31, 2025. The campaign launch took place during the third and final day of a high-level continental conference focused on more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- George Washington University posted the following news: * * * Media Tip Sheet: The Launch of Sky Blue * GW expert available to comment WASHINGTON (July 31, 2025) - JetBlue and United Airlines announced on July 29 that the U.S. Department of Transportation has cleared the way for their new partnership, named Blue Sky. For expert insight on what this means for travelers, airlines, and the broader hospitality industry, please consider Jungho Suh, a teaching assistant p more PR

JOPLIN, Missouri, Aug. 1 -- Missouri Southern State University issued the following news release: * * * Missouri Southern State University Earns Prestigious AACSB International Accreditation Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International (AACSB) proudly announces that Missouri Southern State University (MSSU) has earned accreditation for its business programs, which is an achievement that places MSSU among the world's leading business education institutions. Founded in 1 more PR

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Aug. 1 -- The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education issued the following news release on July 31, 2025: * * * Missouri Chosen to Pilot Innovative Statewide Assessment Program The U.S. Department of Education (USED) chose the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) to pilot an innovative statewide assessment program focused on improving existing assessments in English language arts and mathematics. USED selected DESE to ta more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Aug. 2 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2025: * * * Attorney General Platkin Secures Major Win as Education Department Restores Previously Withheld Funding TRENTON - New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today responded to official confirmation that the U.S. Department of Education has released $158 million in previously withheld education funding to New Jersey. Attorney General Platkin joined a coalit more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Aug. 1 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * National society honors ag and biological professor for inclusion efforts * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Sibel Irmak, research professor of agricultural and biological engineering, received the IDEA (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Access) Award from the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) for her efforts helping and encouraging young scientists and underrepresent more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- The National Endowment for the Humanities issued the following news release: * * * NEH Announces $34.79 Million for 97 Humanities Projects Grant awards support Founding Era papers projects, exhibitions and media, professional development opportunities for teachers, and the preservation of important humanities collections * (August 1, 2025) The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) today announced $34.79 million in grants for 97 humanities projects across the  more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, Aug. 2 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news on Aug. 1, 2025: * * * Neural networks: How mentorship shaped two neurologists' careers More than a decade after they met, Emma Parolisi, M.D. and Kelly Gwathmey, M.D. reflect on how mentor-mentee relationships have impacted their journeys. By Laura Ingles, VCU School of Medicine Emma Parolisi, M.D., was only 16 when she first showed up at a neurology clinic. A high school junior at the time, she made t more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: * * * NUWC Division Newport hosts supervisors' course for NAVSEA enterprise * NEWPORT, R.I. - Twenty-five supervisors from Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) warfare centers and other commands participated in a five-day Propel Launch course that focused on leadership, organizational culture and personal development, held at the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport July 21-25. Simultaneously, f more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Rep. Pete Aguilar, D-California, issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2025: * * * Rep. Aguilar Announces Over $66 Million for San Bernardino County Head Start Programs Today, Rep. Pete Aguilar announced $66,032,669 in grant funding for San Bernardino County's Head Start Programs to ensure children in the Inland Empire have access to quality early childhood education programs. "As a former Head Start teacher's aide, I've seen the life-changing impact early childh more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- The U.S. Space Force issued the following news: * * * RESOLUTE SPACE 25: Space Force aggressors aim to stress, test friendly forces * JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (AFNS) -- When a military service conducts exercises, there's an opposing force - live, virtual, synthetic, or constructive - ready to test, stress, and validate the tactics, techniques and procedures used by the friendly force. And when the Space Force is testing the ability to operate in a cont more PR

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii, Aug. 2 -- Peterson and Schriever Space Force Base issued the following news: * * * RESOLUTE SPACE 25: Space Force aggressors aim to stress, test friendly forces By Capt. Kali Gradishar, Space Training and Readiness Command Public Affairs When a military service conducts exercises, there's an opposing force - live, virtual, synthetic, or constructive - ready to test, stress, and validate the tactics, techniques and procedures used by the friendly force. more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Baldwin Releases Statement on Bipartisan Bill to Fund Labor, Health, and Education Departments for Fiscal Year 2026 * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health, and Human Services, released the following statement after the full committee advanced her Fiscal Year 2026 funding legislation to the Se more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Aug. 1 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Statement by Governor Murphy and Department of Education Commissioner Dehmer on the Release of Over $140 Million in Federal Education Funding for New Jersey Schools * "After improperly withholding funds for nearly one month, the Trump Administration recently released over $6 billion in funding for public education across the country. This includes over $140 million that our State's best-in more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Aug. 2 -- Temple University issued the following news: * * * Temple's Blockson Collection project celebrated in the North Philadelphia History Festival The North Philadelphia History Festival was a four-day event celebrating African American and Puerto Rican communities in North Philadelphia during July 24-27. * On July 24, faculty, staff and members of the community crowded into Temple University's Charles L. Blockson Afro-American Collection in Sullivan Hall f more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 2 -- Texas A&M University, a component of the public university system in Texas, issued the following news from its agriculture program: * * * Blood, bugs connect students to forensics and entomology Texas A&M Department of Entomology camps offer hands-on experiences in insect science and forensic investigation By Adam Russell There were bugs, fake blood and a lot of science. Middle and high school students from across the U.S. got a hands-on introduction to forensics,  more PR

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Aug. 2 -- Texas A&M University issued the following news: * * * Texas A&M Professor Uses Immersive Technology To Push The Limits Of Teaching Dr. Jinsil Hwaryoung Seo utilizes immersive technology and artificial intelligence to create virtual hands-on learning experiences that enhance student engagement and skill development. * How do you teach an ER nurse how to palpate the abdomen of a pregnant patient or learn where to position a stethoscope when listening to their more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 2 -- Texas A&M University, a component of the public university system in Texas, issued the following news from its agriculture program: * * * Texas Extension Specialist Association announces 2025 award winners Professional association recognizes AgriLife Extension agents and staff for outreach, impact By Kay Ledbetter Exceptional achievements by Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and Prairie View A&M University Cooperative Extension Program agents and associates were  more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 1 -- The University of Michigan posted the following news: * * * U-M Nursing cultivates global health leaders across the Caribbean, Latin America The University of Michigan School of Nursing welcomed nursing and midwifery leaders from Barbados, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago this week for simulation training as part of a long-standing initiative to strengthen Caribbean health care education and leadership. Developed by the school's Office of Global Affairs in part more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Aug. 2 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: * * * UA Little Rock Receives $4.2 Million Gift from Trinity Foundation to Strengthen Early Childhood Education Across Arkansas By Angelita Faller The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has received a monumental $4.2 million gift from the Trinity Foundation to strengthen early childhood education (ECE) across Arkansas. The investment will establish the Trinity Foundation Early Childhood Education Endowe more PR

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama, Aug. 1 -- The University of Alabama issued the following news: * * * UAH College of Business, Keel Point celebrate $100K collaboration, welcome returning professor By Ann Marie Martin The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) College of Business and Keel Point, an independent wealth advisory firm, recently celebrated the start of their new $100,000 collaboration - the Keel Point Professorship in Family Wealth - and welcomed the return to UAH of the professor who will more PR

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama, Aug. 2 -- The University of Alabama issued the following news: * * * College of Education announces new name By Julie Jansen The newly renamed College of Education, Sport, and Human Sciences reflects growth of the college, expanded mission The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) has renamed its College of Education as the College of Education, Sport, and Human Sciences. First announced in February, the change reflects the college's significant growth and evolving  more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Aug. 1 -- The University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Hangbo Zhao Receives Prestigious NSF CAREER Award for Advanced Manufacturing Research The $546,713 award will support Zhao's pioneering work in high-resolution manufacturing of stretchable electronics. By Matilda Bathurst Hangbo Zhao, an assistant professor of aerospace and mechanical engineering and biomedical engineering at the USC Viterbi School of Engin more PR

SEATTLE, Washington, Aug. 2 (TNSjou) -- The University of Washington's School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Brain might become target of new type 1 diabetes treatments Administering the hormone leptin appears to resolve a dangerous complication of insulin insufficiency, new research shows. * More than a decade ago, researchers found that an acute complication of type 1 diabetes, diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), can be resolved with the hormone leptin, even in the absence  more PR

LOGAN, Utah, Aug. 1 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * USU's Brent Black Named Fellow of the American Society for Horticultural Science By Dennis Hinkamp Brent Black grew -- and grew up with -- plants. He worked in nurseries, had summer jobs doing landscape construction and ran a small family nursery business. He was fascinated by the biology of plants and chose to study plant physiology in college. Now a Utah State University professor and Extension fruit specialist, more PR

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 2 -- The University of Tennessee's Institute of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * Delight in a Cascade of Delicate Foliage with 'Silver Falls' UT Gardens' August Plant of the Month * KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - As thoughtful gardeners, we think of form, color, and texture as well as environmental conditions when selecting plants. Whatever your style of gardening, these structural elements, either alone or in combination, can provide the basis for your de more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Aug. 2 -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news: * * * UW Music Professor Awarded Fulbright to Advance Scholarship on Brazilian Female Composers Theresa Bogard, professor of music and keyboard area coordinator at the University of Wyoming, has been awarded a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award to conduct research and teach in Brazil during the 2025-26 academic year. Bogard's Fulbright project focuses on two of her areas of expertise -- piano pedagogy and Brazilian cl more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Aug. 2 -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news: * * * UW's Pearson Receives Fulbright Award to Conduct Research in UK Zoe Pearson, an associate professor of geography and international studies in the University of Wyoming School of Politics, Public Affairs and International Studies, has received a Fulbright Award that will allow her to conduct research while based at Durham University in the United Kingdom. As a participant in one of the most well-regarded an more PR

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Aug. 2 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: * * * Michael Madigan honored with endowed fellowship Madigan is recognized for groundbreaking contributions to human factors and biomechanics with over $10.6 million in research supported by top federal science agencies. * Michael Madigan, professor of industrial and systems engineering in the College of Engineering, has been named to a Grado Senior Faculty Fellowship in Industrial and Systems Engineering by the Virgi more PR

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Aug. 2 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: * * * Sol Lim honored with endowed fellowship Known for her work in ergonomics and human-robot collaboration, Lim has earned over $3.1 million in funding from leading federal research agencies. * Sol Lim, assistant professor of industrial and systems engineering in the College of Engineering, has been named to a Grado Early Career Faculty Fellowship in Industrial and Systems Engineering by the Virginia Tech Board of Vi more PR

SANTA CRUZ, California, Aug. 2 -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news: * * * Why math and musical prodigy Tom Lehrer was so well-suited for young UC Santa Cruz The uncomfortably famous satirical songwriter taught as a Cowell College fellow from 1972 to 2001 By Mike Pena The life of longtime instructor Tom Lehrer was marked by the conventions and constructs he defied: from the grand political and social trends of his day that he bucked with sardonic lyri more PR

WINONA, Minnesota, Aug. 2 -- Winona State University issued the following news: * * * Winona State Announces Fulbright U.S. Student Award for 2025-2026 Winona State University is pleased to announce that Lauren Myrlie, Class of 2024, has received a Fulbright U.S. Student Program award to serve as a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant in Bulgaria for the 2025-2026 academic year from the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. "After a lot of hard work, I am incr more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Aug. 1 -- The West Virginia Department of Education issued the following news release on July 31, 2025: * * * WV Dept. of Ed Announces 2026 Teacher of the Year Finalists Charleston, W.Va - The West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE) is pleased to announce the finalists for the 2026 West Virginia Teacher of the Year. Chosen from among 55 county winners, these finalists exemplify dedication to their profession and student success through their commitment to stude more PR