WASHINGTON, March 23 [Category: Political] -- EMILYs List issued the following news release: * * * EMILYs List Announces Nominees for EMILYs List's Annual Gabrielle Giffords Rising Star Award * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today EMILYs List, the nation's largest resource for women in politics, announced the five nominees for the annual 2026 Gabrielle Giffords Rising Star Award, an award that celebrates outstanding women serving in state or local office. This year's nominees are Detroit Mayor Mary Sheff more PR

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, March 24 -- Fairfax County Public Schools Superintendent Michelle Reid issued the following Weekly Reflections on March 23, 2026: * * * Hello Team FCPS, Well, spring has officially arrived!! I for one am certainly celebrating the drier and warmer weather!! I trust that you will have an opportunity to get outside and feel the sun on your face as the magic of spring unfolds. And so, the end of March is coming, and as we approach the start of a new and glorious month, I  more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 24 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news on March 23, 2026: * * * "Michael Whatley's Longstanding Ties To A Convicted Sex Offender Raise Questions" DC insider Michael Whatley is facing growing scrutiny for knowingly "championing the rise to power" of convicted child sex predator Harvey Lee West while serving as NCGOP Chair. MeidasTouch News: "Even as West's past was publicly known and previously reported, there is no indication that  more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, March 20 -- The Student Press Law Center issued the following Q&A: * * * To publish or not to publish? A quick guide to the publication of illegally acquired material It is clear that journalists have no special privilege or license to break the law in their efforts to gather the news. It is, however, more complicated to determine when journalists can safely publish information that others illegally obtained. Through various scenarios, this Q&A explores the Supreme Court more PR

MIDLAND, Michigan, March 23 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The Mackinac Center for Public Policy posted the following news release: * * * Supreme Court Turns Away Mother's Free Speech Appeal * MIDLAND, Mich. -The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear the case of a Michigan mother who was bullied by her local school district for speaking at a public board hearing. Hernden v. Chippewa Valley Schools challenged a school board president's decision to report a parent to the U.S more PR

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, March 20 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary by policy fellow Catrin Wigfall: * * * Minnesota open enrollment participation among nation's highest Minnesota's 1988 open enrollment law was the nation's first, allowing students to attend public schools outside their zoned home district. The policy reshaped school finance by letting state aid follow th more PR

ALBANY, New York, March 24 -- Empire Center, a non-profit think tank, issued the following news release on March 23, 2026: * * * SeeThroughNY updated with latest union contracts New York's most comprehensive online database of state and local government union contracts has been updated with the latest collective bargaining agreements for local teachers, police, firefighters, libraries, and public authorities. Among the 832 new local government and school district employment contracts on SeeT more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 23 -- Gov. Josh Stein, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Stein Highlights Education Priorities at NC Education Innovation Lab Annual Meeting * Today Governor Josh Stein joined education leaders at BEST NC's annual North Carolina Education Innovation Lab to outline his priorities for recruiting and retaining excellent teachers across North Carolina. "If we truly believe that North Carolina's kids are the future, we must make th more PR

NEW YORK, March 20 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary by policy analyst Carolyn D. Gorman to Daily Wire: * * * It's Time for Schools to Get Out of the Mental Health Business Efforts to offer therapy at schools have failed. It's time to pull the plug. * American public education is at a crossroads. Conservative education reformers have made real gains in recent years, on school choice -- now universal in 18 states -- parental rights, ideology and bureau more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, March 24 -- The Pennsylvania Senate Republicans issued the following news release: * * * Senate Education Committee Approves Pennycuick Measure to Require Public Schools to Display the POW/MIA Flag The Senate Education Committee today approved legislation (Senate Bill 835) sponsored by Sen. Tracy Pennycuick (R-24) to require the POW/MIA flag be displayed at any public school in the Commonwealth that already displays the American flag, provided the school can reasonab more PR

WEATHERFORD, Oklahoma, March 24 -- Southwestern Oklahoma State University issued the following news release: * * * SWOSU Educator Named 2026 DaVinci Fellow for Teaching Initiative Robyn Randol, instructor in the Department of Education and Director of the Registered Apprenticeship Program at Southwestern Oklahoma State University (SWOSU), has been selected as a 2026 DaVinci Fellow through the DaVinci Institute's DaVinci Awards program. The DaVinci Fellow award recognizes individuals whose wor more PR

WATERTOWN, Massachusetts, March 23 [Category: BizEngineering] -- Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc., a provider of transportation planning, engineering, design, land development and environmental services, posted the following news: * * * VHB Begins Coastal Resilience Planning for Mario Umana Academy * VHB has begun working with the City of Boston on a new coastal resilience project focused on the Mario Umana Academy campus, a K-8 public school in East Boston. The effort will explore strategies t more PR