WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO American Federation of Teachers issued the following news release: * * * AFT and AFT-Maryland Respond to Court's Rejection of Trump's Unprecedented Assault on Public Education * BALTIMORE --AFT President Randi Weingarten and AFT-Maryland President Kenya Campbell issued the following statements after the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland made a sweeping ruling in favor of a coalition of nationwide associations of educators an more PR

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, Aug. 15 -- Fairfax County Public Schools issued the following news: * * * At Graham Road, Teachers are Meeting Students Where They Are -- Literally * It's the week before school starts, and all through the county, FCPS employees are preparing to welcome students back! At Graham Road Elementary School, there's a summer tradition their teachers look forward to -- the welcome walk, one of their favorite things to do. On one of the hottest days of the week, Graham Road  more PR

MUNCIE, Indiana, Aug. 16 -- Ball State University issued the following news release: * * * Ball State University Advances 'Destination 2040' with Next Iteration of Strategic Plan Ball State University has launched the next iteration of its strategic plan, Destination 2040: Our Flight Path, extending its vision and momentum to guide the institution's priorities over the next five years. Approved by the Board of Trustees in June, the 2025-30 Strategic Plan reflects the input of more than 7,000 more PR

WACO, Texas, Aug. 15 -- Baylor University issued the following news: * * * Baylor Business Launches Nation's First AI-Entrepreneurship Challenge By Russell Rankin Baylor University's Hankamer School of Business announced today the launch of a groundbreaking student competition designed to spark creative business ventures powered by artificial intelligence. The AI Venture Challenge invites first-year students enrolled at Baylor to team up and pitch bold, tech-driven solutions to real consume more PR

WACO, Texas, Aug. 15 (TNSjou) -- Baylor University issued the following news: * * * NASA's Roman Space Telescope Simulation Previews Breakthrough Discoveries of Cosmic Events Baylor astrophysicist leads "Hourglass Simulation," previewing the detection of 100,000 celestial blasts, ranging from exploding stars to feeding black holes By Shelby Cefaratti-Bertin A team of astrophysicists led by Benjamin Rose, Ph.D., assistant professor of physics and astronomy at Baylor University, has released  more PR

LONDON, England, Aug. 15 -- The British Department for Education issued the following news release: * * * Young people across England celebrate exam results Record number of 18-year-olds in England get first choice university, as T Levels continue to grow and government tackles inequalities through Plan for Change. * Hundreds of thousands of young people across England are celebrating receiving their A level, T Level and Vocational Technical Qualification (VTQ) results today (14 August 2025 more PR

SMITHFIELD, Rhode Island, Aug. 16 -- Bryant University issued the following news: * * * Bryant accelerates AI literacy, application for companies By Bob Curley It's been said that the "haves and have-nots" of the future economy will be determined by the ability to understand and utilizing AI tools. Bryant's Executive Education and Career Accelerator's professional development programs are working to ensure that companies and their employees fall on the prosperous side of that scale. Worksh more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR-Oklahoma Condemns Un-American Political 'Loyalty Test' for Teachers by Anti-Muslim Group * The Oklahoma chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-OK), a chapter of the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned a newly-announced requirement that teachers relocating to Oklahoma from so-called "woke" or pro more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- Kailan Carr, a parent, former teacher and early childhood advocate who lives in Bakersfield, California, has cautioned the U.S. Department of Education against implementing artificial intelligence in schools without independent research to ensure it is safe for children. The public comment letter from Carr expresses strong opposition to the technology's widespread adoption, stating that children should not be treated as test subjects. Carr's letter emphasizes the need to  more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 (TNSLrpt) -- A report published by the Association of Colleges (AoC) finds that further education colleges across the UK are rapidly scaling artificial intelligence adoption, deepening industry partnerships, and reshaping staff skills to meet accelerating employer demand and regional economic needs, according to the agency's latest survey of innovation in colleges. Drawing on responses from leaders across general FE, sixth form, and specialist institutions, the report highli more ST

FREDERICKSBURG, Virginia, Aug. 15 -- The University of Mary Washington issued the following news: * * * Dive Into Late Summer Reads: UMW Alumni Authors Shine Across Genres By Sarah Hertz Mahoney From personal journeys and historical fiction to children's adventures, University of Mary Washington alumni are leaving their literary mark with books that span genres and generations. Whether readers are seeking thought-provoking novels, heartwarming picture books or fun reads for curious kids, the more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- Environment America issued the following news release: * * * RESOURCE GUIDE: 'Back to School' advice for 2025-26 DENVER -- It feels like only yesterday that school let out for summer, but it's already August, a month when millions of parents and students start a new term. To help them, as well as teachers and staff - from preschool to graduate school - make healthier, safer and greener choices, PIRG and Environment America's experts have compiled tip guides addressing a more PR

COLUMBIA, Missouri, Aug. 15 [Category: Media] -- The Association of Health Care Journalists posted the following news: * * * Freelancers reveal side gigs that help pay bills -- and fuel creativity * After getting laid off from a well-paying staff job at the New York Daily News in 2006, Caitlin Kelly took a part-time job at The North Face near New York City -- her first time in retail at age 50. She'd struggled to find another journalism job, and selling fleece jackets and down sleeping bags  more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, Aug. 15 -- The University of Wisconsin Madison campus posted the following news: * * * From Lakes to Labs: Explore some of UW's fascinating summer classes * Each summer, thousands of Badgers enroll in Summer Term courses to make progress on degree requirements, get hands-on training or even try something new. This year was no different. From mid-May to early August, students flexed their minds and their muscles with a variety of unique classes ranging from chemistry and e more PR

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Aug. 15 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news: * * * Geology faculty, students set sail on NSF-funded research expedition to Labrador Sea * Media Contact: Elizabeth Gosney | CAS Marketing and Communications Manager | 405-744-7497 | egosney@okstate.edu Two faculty members and two graduate students from Oklahoma State University's Boone Pickens School of Geology recently returned from a 5-week international research expedition aboard the R/V Roger Revel more PR

BOISE, Idaho, Aug. 15 -- Gov. Brad Little, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Little signs executive order to further streamline government, support public schools * Boise, Idaho - Governor Brad Little signed Executive Order 2025-05 today, "The Idaho Act," creating even more efficiencies in state government to balance the budget and make way for President Donald Trump's tax cuts while supporting public schools. "Idaho's economy is the strongest in the nation, and we con more PR

ADA, Oklahoma, Aug. 15 -- The Chickasaw Nation, a federally-recognized Native American tribe, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Anoatubby leads groundbreaking for transitional housing community * ADA, Okla. -- Chickasaw Nation Governor Bill Anoatubby led groundbreaking ceremonies for the Chickasaw Nation Chuka Lokoli Transitional Housing Community Aug. 13. Located in a gated community west of the Chickasaw Nation Medical Center, the planned neighborhood will assist those in more PR

SYRACUSE, New York, Aug. 15 -- Syracuse University posted the following news: * * * Haudenosaunee Welcome Gathering: An Invitation to Celebrate on Sacred Land * Chief Spencer Lyons Diane Schenandoah '11, Honwadiyenawa'sek ("One who helps them"), will host a Haudenosaunee Welcome Gathering on the Kenneth A. Shaw Quadrangle on Monday, Aug. 25, from 4 to 5 p.m. The Haudenosaunee Welcome Gathering is an event held on campus to welcome all incoming and returning students, faculty and staff fo more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee released the following testimony by Brian Christine, President Trump's nominee to be assistant secretary of Health and Human Services for health, from a July 16, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Senator Tuberville, thank you for your kind words. Thank you, also, for the service you have rendered to our nation and to our home state of Alabama. Chairman Cassidy, Ranking Member Sanders, members of the Committee,  more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 16 -- Belmont University issued the following news: * * * How Belmont Became an Unlikely Gateway from Music City to the Land of the Rising Sun Inside the University's educational partnerships with Japan, both foreign and domestic * In Middle Tennessee, a partnership that began as a practical collaboration between Belmont and Japan's Consulate Office to the Southeastern U.S., located in Nashville, has evolved into an award-worthy relationship putting Belmont on th more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 [Category: Political] -- The Independent Women's Forum posted issued the following news release: * * * Independent Women Seeks Remarkable 2025 Teacher of the Year * WASHINGTON, D.C. - In their pursuit of educating and inspiring children, America's teachers often face the realities of a bureaucratic system. Independent Women's recent report, " Give Teachers A Break: Cutting Red Tape to Unleash the Potential of America's Great Teachers," revealed how teachers' hands are oft more PR

KOKOMO, Indiana, Aug. 16 -- Indiana University's Kokomo Campus issued the following news: * * * IU Kokomo offers Faith Community Nursing microcredential The School of Nursing and Allied Health Professions (SNAHP) is offering the Faith Community Nursing microcredential this fall. Beginning September 24, the program will help registered nurses promote wellness, provide spiritual support, and advocate for healing in their communities. KOKOMO, Ind. -- As a nurse, Susan Ploughe is used to people  more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Aug. 15 -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: * * * KU Athletics receives historic $300 million gift from longtime donor and alumnus David Booth Longtime donor, investing pioneer and KU alumnus provides fuel for Gateway District's Phase II and ignites next era of excellence across KU Athletics programs in perpetuity * Just days before the Kansas Jayhawks football season kickoff against Fresno State on Aug. 23, the University of Kansas announced an unprece more PR

SYRACUSE, New York, Aug. 15 -- Syracuse University posted the following news: * * * New Members Named to the Provost's Faculty Salary Advisory Committee * Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs Jamie Winders today announced members of the 2025-26 Provost's Faculty Salary Advisory Committee (PFSAC). The University-level group was established to provide the provost with guidance on full-time faculty salary appeals. The members for academic year 2025-26 are: * Susan Albring, professor of account more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 16 -- Northeastern University issued the following news: * * * Northeastern researcher says teachers improve instruction with more feedback from peers By Kate Rix Professor Jaci Urbani found that educators benefit from meeting regularly to ask probing and sometimes difficult questions about their teaching techniques. OAKLAND, Calif. -- Teachers who work with English language learning students benefit from honest feedback from peers on their instruction, a Northea more PR

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Aug. 16 -- The University of Northwestern issued the following news: * * * Northwestern Media: From 1949 into the Future By Maggie Albrecht Big growth always has to start with a first step--and it may be the most important one you'll ever take. Here is Northwestern Media's story of how one step started a dynamic media ministry! The History of KTIS and Northwestern Media For Northwestern Media, a media ministry of University of Northwestern - St. Paul, the first leap more PR

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Aug. 15 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release: * * * Nurses and labor, communities allies vow to fight back against Medicaid cuts * At a town hall on Thursday, registered nurses with California Nurses Association/National Nurses United (CNA/NNU) - along with local elected officials and leaders and members of community organizations from Bakersfield and the Central Valley - vowed to take on the elected officials and corporations more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 (TNSLrpt) -- The Youth Sport Trust (YST) annual report warns that children's physical activity levels remain stubbornly low across the UK, with widening inequalities, rising digital distraction and shrinking school provision undermining health, learning and belonging, according to its PE and School Sport Annual Report 2025. Drawing on national datasets and fresh polling, the report finds only 47.8% of children in England meet the Chief Medical Officers' 60 minutes a day guid more ST

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Aug. 15 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Penn State to offer Leave No Trace Level 2 certification * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Starting in fall 2025, the Penn State Department of Recreation, Park, and Tourism Management (RPTM) will offer all Penn State undergraduate students an opportunity to earn Leave No Trace Level 2 certification -- the highest level of Leave No Trace training available. Leave No Trace is a global leader in s more PR

SLIPPERY ROCK, Pennsylvania, Aug. 16 -- Slippery Rock University issued the following news: * * * Music education major creates low-cost teaching tools through summer project Nate Presutti is helping meet a need for music educators in the community by creating choir lessons at a low cost for use by high school music teachers. Presutti, a Slippery Rock University senior music education major from Clinton (West Allegheny HS), is recording six public domain choral pieces with local musicians and more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 15 -- Texas A&M University, a component of the public university system in Texas, issued the following news from its agriculture program: * * * White-tailed deer research benefits students, land managers, wildlife Data collection project gives students hands-on field experience, new insights into deer behavior, health By Sarah Fuller A new research project at the Texas A&M Department of Rangeland, Wildlife and Fisheries Management Ecology and Natural Resources Teachin more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- Here are awards announced by colleges, public policy organizations and government agencies - Aug. 16, 2025: * * * American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living Jan Thayer Pioneer Award The National Center for Assisted Living presented its Jan Thayer Pioneer Award to Christian Mason, the former chair of NCAL's Board of Directors and current president and chief executive officer of Senior Housing Managers, based in Wilsonville, Oregon. Mason was more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- Personnel changes in public policy organizations, colleges and government agencies - Aug. 16, 2025: * * * WASHINGTON'S DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES: Wash. Gov. Bob Ferguson appointed Angela Ramirez as the Secretary of the Department of Social and Health Services, effective September 22. Ramirez previously served as chief of staff at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), where she coordinated the department's initiatives, advised senior offic more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom issued the following fact sheet: * * * ISSUE UPDATE: AFGHANISTAN By Sema Hasan, Senior Policy Analyst Assessing the Law on the Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice in Afghanistan Introduction In August 2024, the Taliban introduced the Law on the Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice. Also referred to as the "morality law," or the PVPV law, this law reinforces and expands the Taliban's discriminatory p more PR

CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina, Aug. 16 -- The University of North Carolina School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * UNC Health to Open Freestanding Emergency and Urgent Care Facilities New model for immediate care will reduce costs for patients, and improve access * CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - UNC Health plans to open a network of freestanding facilities with emergency departments and urgent care clinics under one roof. This is a new model for immediate medical care in North Carolina and  more PR

HELSINKI, Finland, Aug. 15 -- The University of Helsinki issued the following news release: * * * "Finland needs academic expertise in security of supply" The University of Helsinki will establish its first professorship in security of supply to strengthen research and education relevant to improving Finland's preparedness for future geopolitical, climate and health crises. The Finnish pharmaceutical company Orion Pharma has donated Euros30,000 to the professorship. * The recent coronavirus more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Aug. 16 -- The University of New Mexico issued the following news: * * * Law professor releases new book exploring purposeful retirement America is on the brink of the largest retirement wave in history -- nearly 30 million people will hang up their careers over the next decade. That's according to University of New Mexico School of Law Professor Nathalie Martin, who just released a new book, The Inspired Retirement: Purpose and Passion in Your Next Adventure. The pu more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Aug. 16 -- The University of Pennsylvania's Stuart Weitzman School of Design issued the following news: * * * A survey of summer construction progress across campus Ahead of Move-In and the start of a new academic year, construction teams mark milestones in vital renovations and maintenance across the University. * This summer, construction crews across campus continued work on multi-year projects and put finishing touches on some spaces before the start of the f more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- The Senate Finance Committee released the following testimony by Bryan R. Switzer, President Trump's nominee to be deputy U.S. Trade Representative for Asia, textiles, investment, services and intellectual property, from a July 31, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Crapo, Ranking Member Wyden, and Members of this Committee, I am honored to appear before you today as President Trump's nominee for Deputy United States Trade Representative for Asia, Textiles, Inves more PR

PRESCOTT, Arizona, Aug. 15 -- Yavapai College issued the following news: * * * YC School of Business Joins Prestigious International Organization School will work with programs worldwide as a new member of the ACBSP By Michael Grady The Yavapai College School of Business joined an international network of Business schools this month, as newest member of the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP). The Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs is a lead more PR