SAN RAFAEL, California, March 2 -- The First Amendment Coalition issued the following news release: * * * "The Alabama Solution," The Oaklandside, and Mississippi Today/New York Times/Reveal Honored for Outstanding Contributions to Free Speech and Open Government Today the First Amendment Coalition announced the winners of its 2025 Free Speech and Open Government Award. They are Ashley McBride and Callie Rhoades of The Oaklandside; Robert Earl Council, Melvin Ray, and Ricardo "Raoul" Poole of more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 6 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Goldwater Institute posted the following news: * * * 19 States Agree: It's Time for Supreme Court to Affirm Parental Rights * A local school social worker had no right to aid Amber Lavigne's 13-year-old in a so-called "gender transition" without Amber's consent. And the school's leaders had no right to back a plan to keep Amber in the dark about it. Now, after years of litigation and national media attention, 19 states have joined the Go more PR

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, March 6 -- Gov. Mike Kehoe, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Kehoe Announces Seven Gubernatorial Appointments * Jefferson City Today, Governor Mike Kehoe announced seven gubernatorial appointments to various boards and commissions. T Mark Elliott, of Joplin, was reappointed to the Missouri Southern State University Board of Governors. Mr. Elliott currently serves as an agency sales manager at Missouri Farm Bureau Insurance in Webb  more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, March 7 -- The Student Press Law Center issued the following news: * * * Students: We must 'draw the line' on censorship Amid escalating student press censorship, funding cuts and other challenges, participants in the 2026 State of Student Press Freedom webinar made it clear that students aren't cowering under these growing threats. Instead, they are actively fighting them. The webinar, organized by the Student Press Law Center as the capstone event of Student Press Fre more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 6 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Goldwater Institute posted the following news: * * * 19 States Agree: It's Time for Supreme Court to Affirm Parental Rights * A local school social worker had no right to aid Amber Lavigne's 13-year-old in a so-called "gender transition" without Amber's consent. And the school's leaders had no right to back a plan to keep Amber in the dark about it. Now, after years of litigation and national media attention, 19 states have joined the Go more PR

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The Heritage Foundation issued the following news release on March 5, 2026: * * * Heritage Expert Applauds Indiana's Law Advancing Success Sequence in Schools Today, Indiana Gov. Mike Braun signed into law a bill sponsored by Rep. Martin Carbaugh (R-81) that requires public schools' "good citizenship" instruction to include lessons on the success sequence. Jonathan Butcher, the acting director and Will Skillman senior research fellow in the Center for Education Policy  more PR

NEW YORK, March 6 (TNSLrpt) -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following report on Feb. 19, 2026 by Jennifer Weber entitled "Reassessing "Carter-Case" Spending for Students with Disabilities in New York City Schools." Here is the executive summary: * * * New York City's special-education system looks very different today from the way it did a decade ago. For the 2026 fiscal year, 2.15% of the Department of Education's entire budget was approved for "Carter-case" tuition reimbursement. Orig more PR

NEW YORK, March 6 (TNSLrpt) -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following issue brief on Feb, 26, 2026 by Renu Mukherjee entitled "Selective Success: A Comparative Analysis of Chicago's Selective Enrollment and Public High Schools." Here is the introduction: * * * For years, progressive politicians in cities across the U.S. have tried to shut down selective enrollment high schools, which use standardized tests and grades to determine student admissions.[1] These institutions offer academica more PR

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, March 7 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: * * * Whole Health consortium advances mental, rural, and technology research By Becca Halm Tools to protect older adults from phone-based fraud in real time are moving from concept to reality after new seed funding from the Whole Health Consortium at Virginia Tech. Led by Katalin Parti, the project will develop a large language model-powered phone scam detection tool alongside an immersive virtual-reality training  more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, March 7 -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * Yale and New Haven announce new commitment and plan to support city finances, advance shared goals Yale and the City of New Haven unveiled a new commitment and plan that support the city's finances and jointly advance new and enduring goals. * Yale University and the City of New Haven today announced a new commitment and plan to support the city's finances that also outlines key steps toward other vital sha more PR