RAPID CITY, South Dakota, March 18 -- The South Dakota School of Mines and Technology issued the following news release: * * * Annual Women in Science Conference Inspires Next Generation of STEM Leaders * Emily Berry's love of the outdoors - especially the living organisms calling it home - first sparked her interest in STEM. The more time she spent out in nature, the more questions she had. "I wanted to understand what was happening at the invisible levels inside these ecosystems: why pla more PR

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, March 19 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on March 17, 2026, by Vice President of Communications Bill Walsh: * * * Simon said same day registrations would plummet, they went up instead Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon pushed hard in the 2023 session to pass automatic voter registration, replacing the opt-in checkbox previously in law. The more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 17 [Category: Education] -- Chicago Teachers Union issued the following news release: * * * Illinois Primaries are a Preview to the Billionaires Trying to Buy Our Elections and the Coalitions and Educators Who Will Stop Them * Chicago, IL. In response to the election night primary results in Illinois that saw corporate and right-wing dark money entities spend more than $40M dollars, Chicago Teachers Union Vice President Jackson Potter issued the following; This ele more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, March 19 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on March 18, 2026: * * * Governor Newsom expands financial literacy in schools and wealth-building access for women In partnership with First Partner Siebel Newsom, signs executive order to expand women's access to capital and wealth-building opportunities What you need to know: California is strengthening financial literacy and expanding pathways to wealth. Today, Governor Newsom announced more PR

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, March 19 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on March 18, 2026, by policy fellow Catrin Wigfall: * * * Gov. Tim Walz's cynical education tradeoff Gov. Tim Walz's new supplemental budget recommendations would end longstanding nonpublic pupil aid and transportation aid if Minnesota opts into a federal tax-credit scholarship program that would cost the more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 19 -- The Illinois Policy Institute issued the following statement on March 18, 2026: * * * CTU influence officially wanes: Statements from the Illinois Policy Institute Primary vote indicates support for Federal Scholarship Tax Credit program and against CTU-backed candidates * Illinois voters showed overwhelming support for a program that would provide more funding for public and private schools if the governor opts in. Nearly 64% of Illinoisans across over 30 vo more PR

WASHINGTON, March 18 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11405) on March 17, 2026, by legislative attorneys Jared P. Cole and Madeline W. Donley: * * * Education Department's DEI Certification Requirement for Schools: Overview and Legal Challenges Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination based on race, color, or national origin in programs that receive federal funding. On February 14, 2025, the Departm more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, March 19 -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation issued the following news release: * * * FFRF returns to Kansas City Star with op-ed detailing Student Secular Bill of Rights Freedom From Religion Foundation State Policy Manager Ryan Dudley has penned an op-ed featured in the Kansas City Star detailing legislation called the Student Secular Bill of Rights -- a bill the FFRF Action Fund played a prominent role in drafting. "U.S. Supreme Court rulings have protected public  more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 19 -- Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr issued the following news release on March 18, 2026: * * * Carr Fights for Parental Rights in School Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr has filed an amicus brief to defend the constitutional rights of a mother whose public school deliberately hid efforts to "socially transition" her child. "This is not about just one parent - it's about all parents and protecting their rights to direct their child's care," said Carr. "For any more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 18 -- The Virginia Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * Hunter Trivette Named as the 2027 Region 7 Teacher of the Year * Virginia Department of Education announced today that Hunter Trivette, an educator at Oak Point Elementary School, has been named the 2027 Region 7 Teacher of the Year, recognizing his dedication to student engagement and innovative instruction. Trivette is known for inspiring students through creative lessons that ma more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 17 [Category: Education] -- Chicago Teachers Union issued the following news release: * * * Illinois Primaries are a Preview to the Billionaires Trying to Buy Our Elections and the Coalitions and Educators Who Will Stop Them * Chicago, IL. In response to the election night primary results in Illinois that saw corporate and right-wing dark money entities spend more than $40M dollars, Chicago Teachers Union Vice President Jackson Potter issued the following; This ele more PR

NEW YORK, March 19 -- New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani issued the following statement on March 18, 2026: * * * Statement From Mayor Mamdani on the Release of Dylan Lopez Contreras In response to the news of the release of Dylan Lopez Contreras, the first New York City public school student detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani released the following statement: Our City is overjoyed that Dylan has finally been released from detention and will be b more PR

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * On Senate Floor, Warren Fights Back Against "Jim Crow 2.0," Slams Trump's Reckless War in Iran * Warren calls for lowering costs for health care, child care instead of funding war "[I]nstead of changing their policies and actually trying to help the American people... Trump and the Republicans are working to keep as many Americans from voting as possible... Every Senator must vote no."  more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, March 18 -- The Pennsylvania Senate Republicans issued the following news release on March 16, 2026: * * * Ward Bill to Expand First Responder Training Opportunities Passes Senate The Senate has unanimously approved legislation sponsored by Sen. Judy Ward (R-30) to help address a shortage of qualified instructors who train emergency responders across the state. Senate Bill 782 would allow retirees from the Public School Employees' Retirement System (PSERS) and the S more PR

ALBANY, New York, March 18 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Statement From Governor Kathy Hochul * "Earlier this month, I met with Tom Homan to make an appeal for ICE and federal law enforcement to focus on real threats and to stop the attacks on law-abiding people who call New York home. As part of this meeting I urged the release of Dylan Lopez Contreras, a young public school student who was unjustly taken by federal immigration agents last year.  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights Concludes D.C. Public Schools Discriminates Against Students with Disabilities * Today, the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) concluded that the District of Columbia Public School System (the District) has violated Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 504) and Title II of the Americans with Disabi more PR