FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, Aug. 12 -- Fairfax County Public Schools issued the following news: * * * Nearly 1,000 New Teachers Celebrate a Great Beginning * The hallways of Hayfield Secondary School buzzed with energy last Wednesday as nearly 1,000 new FCPS teachers attended the 31st annual Great Beginnings Summer Institute (GBSI). What began in 1995 as a small gathering of 50 participants and two coaches has grown into a vibrant, high-energy welcome for educators from every walk of life -- th more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 [Category: Media] -- Pulitzer Center, an organization that say it combines journalism and engagement, posted the following news: * * * 2025 Fall Teacher Fellowship Program * From climate change to social justice, Pulitzer Center journalism cuts to the core of the world's biggest challenges by exploring key issues that connect us all. Over the past five years, over 100 educators who have participated in our Teacher Fellowship program have extended the impact of Pulitzer Ce more PR

LONG BEACH, California, Aug. 12 -- California State University issued the following news: * * * 30 From CSU Named Fulbright Awardees for 2025-26 Meet some of the students, alumni and faculty who will represent the CSU abroad through one of the nation's most prestigious international scholarship programs. By Janice Yun Ten students and recent graduates, and 20 faculty members across the California State University have been selected to receive 2025-26 Fulbright U.S. Student and Fulbright U.S more PR

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, Aug. 12 -- Fairfax County Public Schools issued the following news: * * * Amy Briggs Prepares to Go Back to School (Again) at Spring Hill * For the 34th time, Principal Amy Briggs is looking forward to the first day of school at Spring Hill Elementary School. Although this year her mom may not have taken her shopping for special school supplies like she did when Amy started attending the school as a kindergartener, Amy says she still feels "genuine excitement of sta more PR

SANTA MONICA, California, Aug. 13 -- The National Institute for Excellence in Teaching issued the following news release on Aug. 12, 2025: * * * Arizona Educator Carin Hart Named Member of National Institute for Excellence in Teaching's Prestigious 2026 Fellows Program GLENDALE, AZ (August 12, 2025) -- NIET is proud to unveil the finalists for the 2026 NIET Fellows cohort, launching a dynamic one-year program to help selected educators deepen their knowledge of NIET's systems of improvement t more PR

SANTA MONICA, California, Aug. 13 -- The National Institute for Excellence in Teaching issued the following news release on Aug. 12, 2025: * * * Arizona Educator Danielle Helem Named Member of National Institute for Excellence in Teaching's Prestigious 2026 Fellows Program TEMPE, AZ (August 12, 2025) -- NIET is proud to unveil the finalists for the 2026 NIET Fellows cohort, launching a dynamic one-year program to help selected educators deepen their knowledge of NIET's systems of improvement  more PR

SANTA MONICA, California, Aug. 13 -- The National Institute for Excellence in Teaching issued the following news release on Aug. 12, 2025: * * * Arkansas Educator Emma Clay Named Member of National Institute for Excellence in Teaching's Prestigious 2026 Fellows Program SPRINGDALE, AR (August 12, 2025) -- NIET is proud to unveil the finalists for the 2026 NIET Fellows cohort, launching a dynamic one-year program to help selected educators deepen their knowledge of NIET's systems of improvement more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Army Marksmanship Unit Trains West Point Cadets to Build Future Lethal Force * Cadets at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York, recently received hands-on basic rifle marksmanship training from the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit's Instructor Training Group, aimed at strengthening their shooting skills and preparing them to be lethal, combat-ready soldiers in the future. Army Sgt. 1st Class Juan  more PR

BINGHAMTON, New York, Aug. 13 (TNSjou) -- Binghamton University issued the following news: * * * Study uncovers alarming anxiety rates among autistic college students Research highlights the elevated mental health challenges of autistic college students By John Brhel As autism diagnoses continue to grow and remain a topic of nationwide debate, new research reveals that autistic individuals are facing mental health challenges at a major turning point in their lives - when they go to college. more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 13 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Aug. 12, 2025: * * * Governor Newsom announces appointments 8.12.25 SACRAMENTO - Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the following appointments: John Ohanian, of Vacaville, has been appointed Policy Advisor for Data Exchange at the California Department of Health Care Services. Ohanian has been Chief Data Officer and Director at the Center for Data Insights at the California Health and  more PR

NEW YORK, Aug. 12 [Category: International] -- The Center for Human Rights in Iran posted the following news release: * * * Crushing Dissent Outside the Spotlight in Iran's Provincial Cities * Arrests, Imprisonments, Death Sentences Surge in Small Towns Where Minorities Predominate State Agents, Judges, Prison Authorities Rain Down Abuse Without Fear of Scrutiny August 12, 2025 -- Far from the international spotlight and outside Iran's major urban centers, a brutal state crackdown is unf more PR

BAKERSFIELD, California, Aug. 13 -- California State University-Bakersfield issued the following news: * * * CSUB to explore future of AI with NextTech Kern Oct. 2 event highlights its impact on academia, business and security Students, business leaders and technology professionals will have the opportunity this fall to gain a deeper understanding of how artificial intelligence is shaping academia, business and security. California State University, Bakersfield is holding its first NextTech more PR

NEW YORK, Aug. 13 -- The Education Trust-New York issued the following news release on Aug. 12, 2025: * * * EdTrust-New York Calls for Transparency and Truth in Response to Preliminary 2024-25 State Assessment Data Release NEW YORK, NY - EdTrust-New York welcomes the New York State Education Department's (NYSED) release of preliminary data from the 2024-25 Grades 3-8 English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Grades 5 and 8 Science assessments ahead of the new school year. However, the data rais more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Aug. 12 -- OMRON CORPORATION, Kyoto, Japan has been assigned a patent (No. US 12387369 B2, initially filed March 5, 2021) developed by Soichi Ebisuno, Kyoto, Japan, for "Estimation device, learning device, teaching data creation device, estimation method, learning method, teaching data creation method, and recording medium for estimating skeleton information of subject based on image thereof." more PT

MIAMI, Florida, Aug. 12 -- Florida International University, a component of the public university system in Florida, issued the following news: * * * New student computing org helps student prep for tech careers By David Drucker FIU students are known for their drive, support for one another and commitment to success--qualities that helped earn FIU the No. 1 public university ranking for student experience by The Wall Street Journal. That same spirit is powering the rapid rise of Code Crunch more PR

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, Aug. 12 -- Fairfax County Public Schools issued the following news: * * * From Westfield Grad to FCPS Insider: My Summer Internship Experience * The following was written by Teresa Seraphin, a third year student majoring in journalism at the George Washington University. Teresa is a graduate of Westfield High School, who interned with Fairfax County Public Schools this summer in the Office of Human Resources. The Gatehouse Administration Center was a building I did  more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Aug. 13 -- Florida State University issued the following news: * * * FSU professor elected as prestigious American Psychological Association Fellow By Josh Duke Lyndsay Jenkins, the Michael and Jean Shahnasarian Endowed Professor at the Anne Spencer Daves College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences, has been named a fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA). The honor is regarded as one of the most prestigious in the field. The APA consists of more th more PR

DARTMOUTH, New Hampshire, Aug. 13 -- The Dartmouth College Geisel School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * Geisel Launches Learning Collaboratives for Flourishing in Medical Education By Susan Green Furthering the tradition of innovation across its curriculum, Dartmouth's Geisel School of Medicine launched its new Learning Collaboratives for Flourishing in Medical Education at the beginning of this academic year. The learning collaboratives encompass academic success, practical wi more PR

ALBANY, New York, Aug. 12 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Hochul Announces More Than 16,500 Have Applied for New York's Free Community College Program Covering Full Tuition for Adult Learners Pursuing in-demand Fields * Governor Hochul today rallied with students, staff and faculty at LaGuardia Community College, a CUNY campus, to celebrate the more than 16,500 New Yorkers statewide who have applied to her landmark free community college pr more PR

SPOKANE, Washington, Aug. 12 -- Whitworth University issued the following news release: * * * Groundbreaking Research Fuels Whitworth's First Faculty-Led Startup For the first time in Whitworth University's history, two professors and a graduate student have teamed up to launch a startup company built on years of advanced research, with the university itself serving as the official licensee. Associate Professor of Engineering & Physics Philip Measor, Professor of Mathematics & Computer Scien more PR

HAMPTON, Virginia, Aug. 13 -- Hampton University issued the following news: * * * Hampton University Launches $2 Million Workforce Development Enterprise Returning to Its Roots, Reimagining the Future of Work, Powering Virginia's Economic Growth * Hampton, VA (August 12, 2025)- With the nation's unemployment rate at 4.2 percent and employers facing a critical shortage of skilled workers, Hampton University has launched a bold new initiative to close the gap: the Workforce Development Ente more PR

HAYWARDS HEATH, England, Aug. 12 -- The National Association of Head Teachers issued the following news: * * * Head teachers and deputy head teachers on Isle of Man to take industrial action School leaders' union NAHT has today confirmed that its members on the Isle of Man have voted to take industrial action at the beginning of the new school year, following the close of a formal ballot. The ballot result follows months of unresolved negotiations with the Isle of Man's education department  more PR

DES MOINES, Iowa, Aug. 12 -- The Iowa Democratic Party issued the following news release on Aug. 11, 2025: * * * ICYMI: Republicans' Plan To Cut Teacher Pay Iowa's education system is struggling. This plan will make it harder for Iowa to attract new teachers. * Des Moines - Kim Reynolds' DOGE task force met last week, which should have resulted in ideas on how Iowa can find waste, fraud, and abuse. Instead, they came up with a fair number of bad ideas. One of the worst ideas the board, whic more PR

SANTA MONICA, California, Aug. 13 -- The National Institute for Excellence in Teaching issued the following news release on Aug. 12, 2025: * * * Indiana Educator Jacinda Mapes Named Member of National Institute for Excellence in Teaching's Prestigious 2026 Fellows Program FISHERS, IN (August 12, 2025) -- NIET is proud to unveil the finalists for the 2026 NIET Fellows cohort, launching a dynamic one-year program to help selected educators deepen their knowledge of NIET's systems of improvement more PR

SANTA MONICA, California, Aug. 13 -- The National Institute for Excellence in Teaching issued the following news release on Aug. 12, 2025: * * * Indiana Educator Jamie Claywell Named Member of National Institute for Excellence in Teaching's Prestigious 2026 Fellows Program HAGERSTOWN, IN (August 12, 2025) -- NIET is proud to unveil the finalists for the 2026 NIET Fellows cohort, launching a dynamic one-year program to help selected educators deepen their knowledge of NIET's systems of improve more PR

SANTA MONICA, California, Aug. 13 -- The National Institute for Excellence in Teaching issued the following news release on Aug. 12, 2025: * * * Iowa Educator Molly Fritz Named Member of National Institute for Excellence in Teaching's Prestigious 2026 Fellows Program DES MOINES, IA (August 12, 2025) -- NIET is proud to unveil the finalists for the 2026 NIET Fellows cohort, launching a dynamic one-year program to help selected educators deepen their knowledge of NIET's systems of improvement t more PR

PALO ALTO, California, Aug. 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The Learning Policy Institute issued the following research brief on August 8, 2025, entitled "Developing Sustainable Teacher Residencies in Texas". Here are excerpts: * * * Summary The Texas Education Agency launched the High-Quality, Sustainable Residencies Program--a grantfunded effort to establish and sustain teacher residencies--in 2021. Part of the Texas COVID Learning Acceleration Supports (TCLAS) initiative, this grant supported residency p more PR

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Aug. 12 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news: * * * Legislators join celebration as OSU commemorates milestone investment for future of veterinary medicine in Oklahoma * Media Contact: Mack Burke | Associate Director of Media Relations | 405-744-5540 | mack.burke_iv@okstate.edu In a gathering filled with gratitude and excitement, the Cowboy family came together Tuesday to recognize and celebrate the historic $250 million state funding appropriation f more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- The White House posted the following letter on Aug. 12, 2025: * * * Letter to the Smithsonian: Internal Review of Smithsonian Exhibitions and Materials To: The Honorable Lonnie G. Bunch III, Secretary, Smithsonian Institution, 1000 Jefferson Dr SW, Washington, DC 20560 Subject: Internal Review of Smithsonian Exhibitions and Materials Dear Secretary Bunch, We wish to begin by expressing our appreciation for the brief tour you gave us recently of the National Museum o more PR

SANTA MONICA, California, Aug. 13 -- The National Institute for Excellence in Teaching issued the following news release on Aug. 12, 2025: * * * Louisiana Educator Candace Shaidaee Named Member of National Institute for Excellence in Teaching's Prestigious 2026 Fellows Program DENHAM SPRINGS, LA (August 12, 2025) -- NIET is proud to unveil the finalists for the 2026 NIET Fellows cohort, launching a dynamic one-year program to help selected educators deepen their knowledge of NIET's systems of more PR

SANTA MONICA, California, Aug. 13 -- The National Institute for Excellence in Teaching issued the following news release on Aug. 12, 2025: * * * Louisiana Educator Dominique O'Conner Named Member of National Institute for Excellence in Teaching's Prestigious 2026 Fellows Program BATON ROUGE, LA (August 12, 2025) -- NIET is proud to unveil the finalists for the 2026 NIET Fellows cohort, launching a dynamic one-year program to help selected educators deepen their knowledge of NIET's systems of  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Secures Over $12 Million for New Mexico Projects in Committee-Passed Appropriations Bill * Total Investments for FY26 is $300,585,000 Investments Include Workforce Development, Health Care, and Education Santa Fe, N.M. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) announced over $12 million in federal funding secured for New Mexico through the Appropriations Committee's bipartisan passage of F more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 13 -- Mercer University issued the following news: * * * Mercer On Mission program an 'invaluable' experience for Mercerians, Colombians By Andrea Honaker Mercerians and residents of Bogota, Colombia, left an equally significant impact on one another during their three weeks together in the South American country this summer. During this new Mercer On Mission program, Mercer University students and faculty provided English language and technology lessons for a summer c more PR

MILLERSVILLE, Pennsylvania, Aug. 13 -- Millersville University issued the following news: * * * President Wubah Addresses Academic City University Graduates in Ghana Millersville University and Academic City University signed an MOU in 2023 to enhance internationalization objectives between the two institutions. By Mary Dolheimer In addition to sharing remarks with Millersville University graduates in May, President Daniel A. Wubah also had the honor of addressing the graduates of engineeri more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Aug. 13 -- Morgan State University issued the following news release: * * * Morgan State University Collaborates with Amazon-Machine Learning University to Bring AI and Machine Learning Education to the Classroom Collaboration Aims to Enhance Instruction, Research, and Empower Faculty by Integrating Cutting-Edge Technology and Strategies * Building on its ongoing efforts to enrich the campus learning environment through the integration of artificial intelligence (AI), M more PR

MINOT, North Dakota, Aug. 13 -- Minot State University issued the following news release: * * * MSU Special Education receives Bush Foundation grant MINOT, N.D. - Minot State University special education programs have received a Bush Foundation award to continue to recruit, train, and retain special education teachers to serve in rural communities. Minot State was notified in late July by the Bush Foundation that it had received the award for Project PIPELINE (Partnership Initiative to Prepa more PR

SYRACUSE, New York, Aug. 12 -- Syracuse University posted the following news: * * * New $1M Gift to Build Bridges and Create Global Map to Enhance Democracies * Tina Nabatchi, Joseph A. Strasser Endowed Professor in Public Administration in the Maxwell School, submitted a request to The Reynolds Foundation to fund a project called "On the Front Lines of Democracy: (Re)Shaping the Ecosystem of Freedom and Philanthropy." With a new $1 million gift from The Reynolds Foundation, researchers at more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- Rep. Scott Peters, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Representatives Peters and Jacobs Discuss Public Health Consequences of Republican Tax Plan with San Diego Medical Education Community * San Diego, CA - Today, Representatives Scott Peters (CA-50) and Sara Jacobs (CA-51) hosted a roundtable with local health center staff, doctors, residents, and medical education professionals. The group discussed the Republican tax bill's changes to student loan more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 13 (TNSjou) -- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center issued the following news: * * * Research in Brief: Best Practices for GI Endoscopy During Pregnancy New BIDMC Review Guides GI Care in Pregnant Patients * While gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy is rarely performed during pregnancy -- accounting for just 0.4 percent of procedures -- there are times when it is urgently needed. A new review by physician-scientists from Beth Isreal Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC),  more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Aug. 12 -- SEMES CO., LTD., Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea has been assigned a patent (No. US 12387316 B2, initially filed Dec. 27, 2022) developed by four inventors Seung Won Kim, Yongin-si, South Korea; Ji Soo Park, Hwaseong-si, South Korea; Jun Cheol Park, Suwon-si, South Korea; and Yong Hun Sim, Yongin-si, South Korea, for "Semiconductor manufacturing facility and teaching method of semiconductor manufacturing facility." more PT

ALBANY, New York, Aug. 13 -- The State University of New York issued the following news release: * * * SUNY Chancellor King to Visit Western New York Campuses to Showcase SUNY's Affordability and Excellence Ahead of Fall Semester Between August 13 and August 15 Chancellor Will Visit Alfred State, University at Buffalo, Buffalo State, Fredonia, Erie, Jamestown, and Niagara Campuses Chancellor's Visit Highlights Governor Hochul's SUNY Reconnect Initiative to Provide Free Community College to A more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Aug. 12 -- TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED, Tokyo, Japan has been assigned a patent (No. US 12387954 B2, initially filed March 10, 2022) developed by Takashi Sugimoto, Yamanashi, Japan, and Shinya Okano, Yamanashi, Japan, for "Teaching method for transfer device, and transfer system." more PT

SANTA MONICA, California, Aug. 13 -- The National Institute for Excellence in Teaching issued the following news release on Aug. 12, 2025: * * * Tennessee Educator Cherie Tan Named Member of National Institute for Excellence in Teaching's Prestigious 2026 Fellows Program OAK RIDGE, TN (August 12, 2025) -- NIET is proud to unveil the finalists for the 2026 NIET Fellows cohort, launching a dynamic one-year program to help selected educators deepen their knowledge of NIET's systems of improvemen more PR

SANTA MONICA, California, Aug. 13 -- The National Institute for Excellence in Teaching issued the following news release on Aug. 12, 2025: * * * Texas Educator Marco De La Rosa Named Member of National Institute for Excellence in Teaching's Prestigious 2026 Fellows Program VON ORMY, TX (August 12, 2025) -- NIET is proud to unveil the finalists for the 2026 NIET Fellows cohort, launching a dynamic one-year program to help selected educators deepen their knowledge of NIET's systems of improveme more PR

SANTA MONICA, California, Aug. 13 -- The National Institute for Excellence in Teaching issued the following news release on Aug. 12, 2025: * * * Texas Educator Michelle Esquivel Named Member of National Institute for Excellence in Teaching's Prestigious 2026 Fellows Program SAN ANTONIO, TX (August 12, 2025) -- NIET is proud to unveil the finalists for the 2026 NIET Fellows cohort, launching a dynamic one-year program to help selected educators deepen their knowledge of NIET's systems of impro more PR

PASAY CITY, Philippines, Aug. 12 -- The Philippines Senate (20th Congress) issued the following news release: * * * Tulfo alarmed over rise of school violence Committee on Basic Education Vice Chairperson Sen. Idol Raffy Tulfo expressed concern over the recent surge of violence in Philippine schools which affects the safety of all learners, teachers and school personnel. During the hearing of said committee today (Aug. 12), Tulfo cited the August 7 incident at Santa Rosa Integrated School in more PR

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, Aug. 13 -- The University of North Carolina Greensboro campus issued the following news: * * * Improving k-12 math education with instructional coaches Kochmanski supports those who teach teachers, with new funding from the Gates Foundation * Math is still math: 2+2 still equals 4. But the way students learn math - and, more particularly, the way teachers teach it - has changed significantly in the last 25 years. Rote memorization of times tables, simple sums, an more PR

SAN BERNARDINO, California, Aug. 12 -- California State University San Bernardino campus issued the following news: * * * Watson College of Education's Project Impact featured on 'Inside California Education' "Project Impact: Diversifying the Teacher Workforce" takes an in-depth look at the teacher training program that locates, recruits, trains, mentors and then deploys minority male teachers to classrooms throughout the inland California area and the state. "Project Impact," the vision of  more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Aug. 12 -- HITACHI HIGH-TECH CORPORATION, Tokyo, Japan has been assigned a patent (No. US 12384028 B2, initially filed March 15, 2021) developed by four inventors Shinichi Ishikawa, Tokyo, Japan; Masahiro Koyama, Tokyo, Japan; Tomohiro Inoue, Tokyo, Japan; and Hiroki Takahashi, Tokyo, Japan, for "Work teaching device and work teaching method for robot." more PT