NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 13 -- Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Basic Sciences posted the following news: * * * Alum Answers with Joyonna Gamble-George * Joyonna Gamble-George, PhD'16, was raised in rural Alabama and Florida in a family and community where faith, resilience, civic engagement, and education were foundational values. These values were demonstrated, in large part, by her grandmother, a retired elementary school teacher and small business owner who participated in the more PR

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, March 13 -- The University of North Carolina Greensboro campus posted the following news: * * * Engaging Teacher Tackles Classroom and NCTEACH Licensure * Applause breaks out in Mary Judge's fifth grade classroom. This impromptu display of children cheering each other on is something that happens naturally in Judge's class. A 2020 alumna of UNC Greensboro's Political Science program, Judge teaches at Wake Forest Preparatory Academy, a charter school in Wake Fore more PR

TAMPA, Florida, March 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida posted the following news release: * * * Hillsborough County High School Teacher Sentenced to Prison for Conspiring to Provide Firearms to Trinidad-Based Transnational Criminal Organization * Tampa, Florida - Shannon Nicole Samlalsingh (47, Temple Terrace) was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge William F. Jung to one year and one day in federal prison for conspiracy to make false statements to  more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, March 13 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news: * * * KU grant program works to cut textbook costs and boost retention * LAWRENCE -A recent $225,000 investment from the Office of the Provost into the Deans' Open Educational Resources (OER) Grant Initiative aims to reduce textbook-related costs for students and support retention by encouraging adoption of free and public educational materials in high-enrollment courses over the next few years. According to  more PR

HOUGHTON, Michigan, March 14 -- Michigan Technological University issued the following news release: * * * Research in Focus: Huskies Seek the CURE In Michigan Tech's biology teaching lab, undergraduate students research potential cancer cures with help from the humble worm. At Michigan Tech, undergraduate students join the quest for new cancer treatment under the guiding hand of Paul Goetsch, a biological sciences assistant professor focused on inspiring a passion for research. Many biologi more PR

ROSWELL, Georgia, March 11 -- The Southeastern Legal Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Southeastern Legal Foundation calls on Supreme Court to hear teacher free speech case Today, Southeastern Legal Foundation (SLF) joined Manhattan Institute and Defense of Freedom Institute in filing a Supreme Court amicus brief supporting a high school teacher who was fired from her job simply for expressing a viewpoint on Facebook. Following the death of George Floyd, she posted a few com more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 14 -- Teach Plus, an organization that empowers teachers to take leadership over key policy and practice issues that affect their students' success, issued the following news release on March 12, 2026: * * * Michigan Teacher Leaders at the Capitol: Close the Gaps Holding Students Back Teachers Say Postsecondary Access, Special Education Funding, Stronger Literacy Across All Grade Levels, and Teacher Support Are Essential to Student Success * Lansing, MI, March 1 more PR

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, March 13 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers learn jungle survival from Royal Thai Army * U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers assigned to the 444th Engineer Company, 479th Engineer Battalion and soldiers from 1-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 7th Infantry Division conducted jungle survival training with the Royal Thai Army on March 11, 2026 during Hanuman Guardian 2026 in Lopburi, Thailand. Sgt. Maj. 1st Class Bowon  more PR

OXFORD, Mississippi, March 14 -- The University of Mississippi issued the following news: * * * English Professor Explores Race, Culture and Value in Annual Lecture Richard Purcell named university's Humanities Teacher of the Year * Online streaming services and digital platforms are generating record profits for the corporations that run them, but they have dramatically devalued artists' labor even as prices soar, a University of Mississippi professor contends. The disparity particularly  more PR

LINCOLN, Nebraska, March 13 -- The University of Nebraska posted the following news: * * * WORDS project growing impact one teacher, one reader at a time * The Nebraska Workshops on Reading Development Strategies Project is expanding its work to strengthen foundational reading skills for children from pre-K through fifth grade, thanks to additional funding from the Nebraska Department of Education. "This new funding source allows our WORDS team to expand our reach across the state," said P more PR