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Tipoffs: School Boards Newsletter for 2026-01-24 ( 16 items )  
Educators' union in Bay Area school district wins big for students after strike (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 23 [Category: Business] -- The Private Equity Stakeholder Project issued the following news: * * * Educators' union in Bay Area school district wins big for students after strike * In December, educators and support staff in a Bay Area school district went on strike for the first time in district history, citing expenditures to outside contractors as one of the reasons for the strike. After ten months of negotiations and several days on strike, United Teachers of Rich more PR

Front Lines of Freedom. - LJC's Persistent Stand for Parental Rights in California (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 23 -- The Liberty Justice Center issued the following news release on Jan. 22, 2026: * * * The Front Lines of Freedom: LJC's Persistent Stand for Parental Rights in California (Washington, D.C.)--The government cannot constitutionally require public schools to facilitate a student's social transition while intentionally withholding that information from their parents, and the Liberty Justice Center is proud to stand with the brave parents and teachers in Mirabelli v. B more PR

University of Windsor: Game Changer - Master of Education Graduate Tackles Gender and Video Games (10)
WINDSOR, Ontario, Jan. 24 -- University of Windsor issued the following news: * * * Game changer: Master of Education graduate tackles gender and video games By Kate Hargreaves Kathleen Rose (MEd '25) calls herself a long-time gamer, playing early role-playing games (RPGs) like Baldur's Gate since the 1990s. As the mother of young children at the time, and as a woman in the male-dominated video gaming space, she began to wonder about what messages these games were sending to players about more PR

AG Brown joins amicus brief challenging militarized and illegal deployments in Minnesota (10)
OLYMPIA, Washington, Jan. 23 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * AG Brown joins amicus brief challenging militarized and illegal deployments in Minnesota * Attorney General Nick Brown and a coalition of 19 other attorneys general filed an amicus brief today in support of Minnesota's lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's extraordinary campaign of lawlessness during its deployment of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) an more PR

AG Campbell Challenges Militarized And Illegal Deployments Of Federal Immigration Officers In Minnesota (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 23 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Challenges Militarized And Illegal Deployments Of Federal Immigration Officers In Minnesota * Boston -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in support of Minnesota's lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration's illegal and inhumane enforcement tactics during its deplo more PR

AG Nessel Joins Amicus Brief Challenging Militarized and Illegal Deployments in Minnesota (10)
LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 23 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Joins Amicus Brief Challenging Militarized and Illegal Deployments in Minnesota Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief (PDF) in support of Minnesota's lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration's sweeping campaign of lawlessness during U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Border Patro more PR

Attorney General Bonta Leads Amicus Brief Challenging Militarized and Illegal Deployments in Minnesota (10)
SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 23 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Leads Amicus Brief Challenging Militarized and Illegal Deployments in Minnesota * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta, leading a coalition of 20 attorneys general, yesterday filed an amicus brief in support of Minnesota's lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration's extraordinary campaign of lawlessness during its deployment of U.S. Immigration more PR

Attorney General Clark Files Amicus Brief Challenging Militarized and Illegal Deployments in Minnesota (10)
MONTPELIER, Vermont, Jan. 23 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General Clark Files Amicus Brief Challenging Militarized and Illegal Deployments in Minnesota Coalition of 20 Attorneys General Support Minnesota's Lawsuit  * Attorney General Charity Clark joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in support of Minnesota's lawsuit and motion for temporary restraining order challenging the Trump Administration' more PR

Attorney General Tong Supports Minnesota Challenge to Militarized and Illegal Deployments (10)
HARTFORD, Connecticut, Jan. 23 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Supports Minnesota Challenge to Militarized and Illegal Deployments Attorney General William Tong today, joining a coalition of 20 attorneys general, filed an amicus brief in support of Minnesota's lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration's extraordinary campaign of lawlessness during its deployment of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and more PR

Education Minnesota Statement on DOJ Investigation of Walz, Frey (10)
ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Jan. 17 -- Education Minnesota issued the following news release: * * * Education Minnesota statement on DOJ investigation of Walz, Frey Education Minnesota responded on Saturday to reports that the U.S. Department of Justice has opened a criminal investigation of Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey after the elected leaders called for peaceful, constitutionally projected protest and monitoring of the incursion of federal agents into Minnesota. "The only gover more PR

Front Lines of Freedom. - LJC's Persistent Stand for Parental Rights in California (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 23 -- The Liberty Justice Center issued the following news release on Jan. 22, 2026: * * * The Front Lines of Freedom: LJC's Persistent Stand for Parental Rights in California (Washington, D.C.)--The government cannot constitutionally require public schools to facilitate a student's social transition while intentionally withholding that information from their parents, and the Liberty Justice Center is proud to stand with the brave parents and teachers in Mirabelli v. B more PR

Inside Samsung's Teacher Academy: Empowering Educators to Reimagine Digital Storytelling & AI Learning (10)
SEOUL, South Korea, Jan. 24 -- Samsung, a manufacturer of mobile devices and wearable tech to intelligent home appliances, issued the following news: * * * Inside Samsung's Teacher Academy: Empowering Educators to Reimagine Digital Storytelling and AI Learning The future of learning is here--and Samsung Electronics America is helping teachers lead it. As AI, machine learning and other emerging technologies transform the future of education, Samsung, in partnership with Adobe, gathered 50 educ more PR

Kaptur Votes To Pass Final Appropriations Funding Legislation, For National Health, Defense, Transportation And Housing Priorities And Secures Nearly $11 Million For 7 NW Ohio Community Funded Projects (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Kaptur Votes To Pass Final Appropriations Funding Legislation, For National Health, Defense, Transportation And Housing Priorities And Secures Nearly $11 Million For 7 NW Ohio Community Funded Projects * Washington, DC - On Thursday, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) voted to pass H.R.7148, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, the final funding legislation funding for FY2026 which will now head  more PR

MagicSchool AI CEO Khan Testifies Before House Education & Workforce Committee (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- The House Education and Workforce Committee released the following written testimony by Adeel Khan, founder and CEO of MagicSchool AI, from a Jan. 14, 2026, hearing entitled "Building an AI-Ready America": * * * Chairman Walberg, Ranking Member Scott, and Members of the Committee: Thank you for the opportunity to testify about artificial intelligence (AI) and its impact on K-12 education. It is an honor to be with you all this morning. My name is Adeel Khan, and I am t more PR

Md. A.G. Brown Joins Amicus Brief Challenging Militarized and Illegal Deployments in Minnesota (10)
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 24 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Brown Joins Amicus Brief Challenging Militarized and Illegal Deployments in Minnesota Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today, joining a coalition of 20 attorneys general, filed an amicus brief in support of Minnesota's lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's deployment of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Border Patrol to the Twin C more PR

Reason Foundation Issues Commentary: How public schools measure capacity for K-12 open enrollment transfers (10)
LOS ANGELES, California, Jan. 23 -- The Reason Foundation issued the following commentary: * * * How public schools measure capacity for K-12 open enrollment transfers Far too many public school districts are blocking transfer students they could easily accommodate. By Jude Schwalbach, Senior Policy Analyst With the vast majority of K-12 students attending public schools, it's crucial to continue expanding school choice in ways that benefit them. Since 2020, states have significantly expand more PR