ITHACA, New York, Jan. 22 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Largest gift in university history names Cornell David A. Duffield College of Engineering More than $520 million in contributions from David A. Duffield '62, MBA '64 - including a new pledge of $371.5 million and a 2025 commitment of $100 million, combined with previous gifts - will establish the Cornell David A. Duffield College of Engineering. His newest pledge is the largest single gift in Cornell history.   more PR

EARLYVILLE, Virginia, Jan. 23 -- Progress Virginia, an advocacy organization that combines online organizing and communications with earned media strategies, issued the following news release on Jan. 22, 2026: * * * Parents, Students, and Teachers Celebrate Passage of Two Education Equity Bills Out of Senate Committee Richmond, Virginia - Parents, students, and teachers are celebrating today as the Virginia Senate Education and Health Committee Subcommittee on Public Education advanced two ma more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Jan. 22 -- The Pennsylvania House Democrats posted the following news release: * * * State lawmakers celebrate, renew commitment to local schools * YEADON, Jan. 22 - Just weeks before Gov. Josh Shapiro unveils his 2026-27 budget proposal, state lawmakers and school officials gathered today at the William Penn School District's Penn Wood Ninth Grade Academy to highlight historic investments made in the district since 2023. Speaker of the House Joanna McClinton, D-P more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 (TNSinfo) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Education has proposed to renew its information collection process for education contracts under the Johnson-O'Malley Act. This effort, aligned with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ensures the agency maintains fiscal accountability and manages program resources effectively without making changes to the existing requirements. The collection supports the Johnson-O'Malley Supplemental Indian Education Progra more PR

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Jan. 23 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary: * * * The massive Minnesota fraud the media is missing By Katherine Kersten Welfare fraud in Minnesota under Governor Tim Walz may total $9 billion, according to U.S. prosecutors. The good news is that we know the government can pull public funds preemptively, prosecute bad actors and send them to jail. more PR

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Jan. 23 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary: * * * When teachers' unions turn schools into political stages By Catrin Wigfall Classrooms should be places where students are not pressured or guided to support one side of current political disputes, but teachers' unions have long struggled to adhere to upholding this standard. A recent email circula more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Jan. 22 (TNSLrpt) -- The Illinois Auditor General issued the following special limited scope compliance examination involving Public School Teachers' Pension and Retirement Fund of Chicago. Here are excerpts: * * * REPORT DIGEST PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS' PENSION AND RETIREMENT FUND OF CHICAGO SPECIAL LIMITED SCOPE COMPLIANCE EXAMINATION FOR THE TWO YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2024 Release Date: January 22, 2026 FINDINGS THIS AUDIT: 0 FINDINGS LAST AUDIT: 0 State of Illinois,  more PR

EARLYVILLE, Virginia, Jan. 23 -- Progress Virginia, an advocacy organization that combines online organizing and communications with earned media strategies, issued the following news release on Jan. 22, 2026: * * * Parents, Students, and Teachers Celebrate Passage of Two Education Equity Bills Out of Senate Committee Richmond, Virginia - Parents, students, and teachers are celebrating today as the Virginia Senate Education and Health Committee Subcommittee on Public Education advanced two ma more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Jan. 23 -- The Reason Foundation issued the following commentary: * * * Missouri can embrace open enrollment for students while addressing school funding concerns A robust open enrollment program can benefit students, improve public schools, and help shore up school district budgets. By Aaron Garth Smith, Director of Education Reform K-12 open enrollment is on the rise, with 16 states now ensuring that families can enroll their students in public schools across scho more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 22 [Category: Libraries] -- The American Library Association posted the following news release: * * * Twenty-Nine Organizations Selected to Serve on the Advisory Committee for Aging Together: An Evaluation of Library Programming for Older Adults * CHICAGO -The American Library Association (ALA) announces twenty-nine advisors for Aging Together: An Evaluation of Library Programming for Older Adults, a national evaluation initiative to better understand and disseminate  more PR