HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 25 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas issued the following news release: * * * ACLU of Texas Monitoring Last Week For Texas School Boards to Vote on Allowing Daily Prayer Period in Schools, Urges Remaining ISDs to Vote No School districts across Texas will vote by March 1 on whether to implement Senate Bill 11, which would allow for a dedicated daily period for prayer and the reading of "the Bible and other religious texts" in public schools. Maintaining reli more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Feb. 24 (TNSLrpt) -- The Florida Auditor General released the following report (No. 2026-103) on February 18, 2026, entitled "DeSoto County District School Board - Operational Audit." Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY This operational audit of the DeSoto County School District (District) focused on selected District processes and administrative activities and included a follow-up on findings noted in our report No. 2023-021. Our operational audit disclosed the following: more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Feb. 24 (TNSLrpt) -- The Florida Auditor General released the following report (No. 2026-100) on February 17, 2026, entitled "Lee County District School Board - Operational Audit." Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY This operational audit of the Lee County School District (District) focused on selected District processes and administrative activities and included a follow-up on findings noted in our report No. 2023-195. Our operational audit disclosed the following: Find more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Feb. 24 (TNSLrpt) -- The Florida Auditor General released the following report (No. 2026-102) on February 18, 2026, entitled "Levy County District School Board - Financial and Federal Single Audit." Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY SUMMARY OF REPORT ON FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Our audit disclosed that the basic financial statements of the Levy County District School Board (District) were presented fairly, in all material respects, in accordance with prescribed financial re more PR

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Feb. 24 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Feb. 23, 2026, by policy fellow Josiah Padley: * * * Minneapolis Public Schools projects a $50 million deficit for 2026-27 A Feb. 10 Minneapolis Public Schools board meeting brought news that the projected budget deficit for 2026-2027 had worsened to over $50 million, deepening from an expected $30 mill more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, chairman of the House Small Business Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 24, 2026: * * * Committee on Small Business Holds Hearing to Highlight Career and Technical Education Programs Today, Congressman Roger Williams (R-TX), Chairman of the House Committee on Small Business, held a hearing titled "Career and Technical Education: Developing the Future of Main Street Success" to examine how Career and Technical Education (CT more PR

NEW YORK, Feb. 25 -- The City University of New York issued the following news on Feb. 24, 2026: * * * CUNY Chancellor Felix V. Matos Rodriguez Testifies at NYS Joint Legislative Hearing on the FY 2027 Executive Budget Proposal City University of New York Chancellor Felix V. Matos Rodriguez testified today during a joint New York State Senate and Assembly Legislative Public Hearing on the Fiscal Year 2027 New York State Executive Budget Proposal. The Chancellor's complete prepared remarks ar more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Early Childhood and Secondary Education, issued the following opening statement on Feb. 20, 2026, at a hearing entitled "Building an AI-Ready America: Teaching in the AI Age": * * * "Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman, and thank you to the witnesses. It's encouraging that there is a lot of common ground, Mr. Chairman, in the things you brought up today and the opportunitie more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Feb. 25 -- The Reason Foundation issued the following commentary on Feb. 24, 2026, by senior policy analyst Jude Schwalbach: * * * Why New Hampshire's K-12 open enrollment laws aren't good enough New Hampshire's existing open enrollment law needs additional reforms because the current law lets districts stop students from transferring out of them. * Data show that an overwhelming majority of parents support letting students attend the public schools they want rather more PR

SARASOTA, Florida, Feb. 25 -- The New College of Florida, a component of the Florida state university system, issued the following news: * * * Rising from an F to a B+ in ACTA's Annual Ratings, New College of Florida's New Core Curriculum Drives Dramatic Academic Turnaround The American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA) annually assesses core curricula at over 1,100 U.S. colleges and universities as part of our What Will They Learn? project. Each school is assigned a letter grade based on more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Feb. 24 -- The Pennsylvania House Democrats posted the following news release: * * * Violence Prevention, Recreation Facilities, Mental Health, and Additional Grant Opportunities * NEWLY LISTED PROGRAMS Department of Transportation: National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Funding Round 1 (Southeastern Region) Who May Apply: Contractors installing a publicly available community charger Use: To plan, design, construct, operate, and maintain charging stations ac more PR