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Tipoffs: School Boards Newsletter for 2026-04-22 ( 13 items )  
Answering the Call: Proctor Heads Home to Lead and Teach (10)
CLARKSVILLE, Arkansas, April 21 -- The University of the Ozarks posted the following news: * * * Answering the Call: Proctor Heads Home to Lead and Teach * University of the Ozarks senior Luke Proctor didn't just get a job offer-he got it in a moment he'll never forget. Sitting in the stands in mid-March at the Arkansas High School Girls Basketball Class 5A State Championship game in Hot Springs, cheering on his hometown Mountain Home team, Proctor's phone rang with the news he had been wait more PR

Freddie Crawford, Kate Broderick to Address SBU Graduates (10)
ST. BONAVENTURE, New York, April 22 -- St. Bonaventure University issued the following news release: * * * Freddie Crawford, Kate Broderick to address SBU graduates Freddie Crawford, '64, a basketball legend at St. Bonaventure whose decades of community leadership in New York City have made a profound impact, will be honored at the university's 166th undergraduate Commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 17. Crystal Crawford will join her father on stage for the keynote address. A graduate of Da more PR

Greenberg Traurig's Fred E. Karlinsky Named to News Service of Florida's '50 Over 50' List (10)
MIAMI, Florida, April 21 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Greenberg Traurig's Fred E. Karlinsky Named to News Service of Florida's '50 Over 50' List * TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - April 21, 2026 - Greenberg Traurig, P.A. Global Insurance Regulatory & Transactions Practice Chair Fred E. Karlinsky was recognized on the News Service of Florida 's 2026 "50 Over 50" list. Honorees will be celebrated at an awards reception April 22 at the D more PR

In NYCLU Victory, NYS DOE Strikes Down Massapequa and Locust Valley School Districts' Anti-Trans Policies (10)
NEW YORK, April 21 [Category: Law/Legal] -- New York Civil Liberties Union issued the following news release: * * * In NYCLU Victory, NYS DOE Strikes Down Massapequa and Locust Valley School Districts' Anti-Trans Policies * Today, in a victory for the rights of transgender students on Long Island, New York State Commissioner of Education Betty Rosa sided with the New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) in its challenge to the Massapequa and Locust Valley School Districts' resolutions barring  more PR

PAIGE AGAINST THE MACHINE: Read What They're Saying About Paige Cognetti's Anti-Corruption Town Hall in NEPA (10)
WASHINGTON, April 21 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * PAIGE AGAINST THE MACHINE: Read What They're Saying About Paige Cognetti's Anti-Corruption Town Hall in NEPA * "Cognetti explained how Bresnahan's corruption comes at a public cost" In case you missed it, Paige Cognetti held an anti-corruption town hall in Nanticoke over the weekend alongside Navy veteran and retired astronaut U.S. Senator Mark Kelly and End Citizens United.  more PR

Parental Rights & Student Gender Transitions at School - Legal Developments Topic of White Paper From CRS (10)
WASHINGTON, April 21 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11422) on April 20, 2026, by legislative attorneys Jared P. Cole and Whitney K. Novak: * * * Parental Rights and Student Gender Transitions at School: Legal Developments How public schools should treat transgender students has generated substantial debate, raising legal questions in contexts such as bathroom access, athletics participation, and pronoun usage. One particu more PR

Skidmore College: Credible News, Credible Information - Recipe for Credibility in Your Love and Civic Life (10)
SARATOGA SPRINGS, New York, April 22 -- Skidmore College issued the following news: * * * Credible news, credible information: A recipe for credibility in your love and civic life By Christopher Mann Let's start with a hack to be seen as sexier, smarter, nicer, and more trustworthy: Your dating app profile should say you are interested in politics, but that you want to make informed decisions and don't like partisanship. Unlike most dating advice, this advice is backed by rigorous behavior more PR

ACLU-Texas: Multifaith Texas Families Condemn 5th Circuit Decision Upholding Mandatory Display of Ten Commandments in Public-School Classrooms (10)
HOUSTON, Texas, April 22 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas issued the following news release on April 21, 2026: * * * Multifaith Texas Families Condemn 5th Circuit Decision Upholding Mandatory Display of Ten Commandments in Public-School Classrooms NEW ORLEANS - The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit today upheld Senate Bill 10, a Texas law requiring the display of the Ten Commandments in every public school classroom across the state. Represented by the American Civil Li more PR

Gov. Newsom Celebrates California as #1 Farm State on California Agriculture Day, Urges Trump to End Iran War Punishing Farmers (10)
SACRAMENTO, California, April 22 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on April 21, 2026: * * * Governor Newsom celebrates California as #1 farm state on California Agriculture Day, urges Trump to end Iran war punishing farmers What you need to know: California celebrated Agriculture Day at the State Capitol, recognizing the farmers, ranchers, and workers who power the nation's top agricultural economy -- and drive innovation in climate-smart farming, job growt more PR

GOVERNOR STITT SIGNS 12 BILLS INTO LAW, VETOES 1 (10)
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, April 20 -- Gov. Kevin Stitt, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news: * * * GOVERNOR STITT SIGNS 12 BILLS INTO LAW, VETOES 1 * OKLAHOMA CITY (April 20, 2026) - Governor Kevin Stitt signed the following bills into law, vetoing one. SIGNED HB 1411: An Act relating to the True Grit Trail; directing the Department of Transportation to erect signage in certain locations; requiring the Department of Transportation to collaborate with the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreatio more PR

Multifaith Texas Families Condemn Fifth Circuit Decision Upholding Mandatory Display of Ten Commandments in Public-School Classrooms (10)
NEW YORK, April 21 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The American Civil Liberties Union, an organization that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., posted the following news release: * * * Multifaith Texas Families Condemn Fifth Circuit Decision Upholding Mandatory Display of Ten Commandments in Public-School Classrooms * NEW ORLEANS - The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit today upheld S.B. 10, a Texas law requi more PR

Parental Rights & Student Gender Transitions at School - Legal Developments Topic of White Paper From CRS (10)
WASHINGTON, April 21 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11422) on April 20, 2026, by legislative attorneys Jared P. Cole and Whitney K. Novak: * * * Parental Rights and Student Gender Transitions at School: Legal Developments How public schools should treat transgender students has generated substantial debate, raising legal questions in contexts such as bathroom access, athletics participation, and pronoun usage. One particu more PR

VHB Introduces Davies Career & Technical High School Students to Civil Engineering (10)
WATERTOWN, Massachusetts, April 20 [Category: BizEngineering] -- Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc., a provider of transportation planning, engineering, design, land development and environmental services, posted the following news: * * * VHB Introduces Davies Career & Technical High School Students to Civil Engineering * Continuing VHB's partnership with Davies Technical & Career High School to equip future engineers with relevant, real-world knowledge and skills, three VHBers gave a civil engin more PR