DENVER, Colorado, May 1 -- The Colorado League of Charter Schools issued the following news on April 30, 2026: * * * Colorado Senate Bill 26-145 Takes a Step Toward Leveling the Playing Field Colorado lawmakers are moving a bill this session that could reshape how school districts plan and present local funding measures by requiring districts to engage charter schools earlier and more formally in the process. Senate Bill 26-145 ("Concerning Charter School Involvement in Local Ballot Question more PR

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, May 1 -- Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release on April 30, 2026: * * * Governor Walz Signs Bills Governor Tim Walz today signed ten bills into law. HF 3467 allows the Commissioner of Veterans Affairs to direct agency resources to veterans' initiatives and modifies reporting requirements. HF 3718 modifies provisions relating to the practice of veterinary medicine and veterinary technology. SF 3832 modifies eligibility for the Dairy Assistance, I more PR

WASHINGTON, May 1 (TNSrep) -- The Center for American Progress issued the following news release on April 30, 2026: * * * States Are Failing Disabled Students, Investment Is Needed To Improve Outcomes Disabled students of color face significant barriers transitioning from college to the workforce. A new Center for American Progress analysis (https://www.americanprogress.org/article/helping-disabled-college-students-of-color-prepare-for-life-after-graduation/) highlights the urgent need for ta more PR

MINNETONKA, Minnesota, May 1 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on April 30, 2026, by policy fellow Catrin Wigfall: * * * Higher state spending doesn't guarantee better salaries for teachers The premise that higher spending will yield better academic results has, in practice, fallen short. So, too, has the idea that more funding reliably translates into higher teacher salar more PR

DENVER, Colorado, May 1 -- The Colorado League of Charter Schools issued the following news on April 30, 2026: * * * Colorado Senate Bill 26-145 Takes a Step Toward Leveling the Playing Field Colorado lawmakers are moving a bill this session that could reshape how school districts plan and present local funding measures by requiring districts to engage charter schools earlier and more formally in the process. Senate Bill 26-145 ("Concerning Charter School Involvement in Local Ballot Question more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 30 -- The Pennsylvania House Republicans posted the following news: * * * Cook Votes 'Yes' on Bill to Split Public, Private School Playoffs * HARRISBURG - Rep. Bud Cook (R Greene/Washington) today voted "yes" on a bill that would allow the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) to create separate playoffs and championships for boundary and non-boundary schools. Cook said he voted in favor of House Bill 41 because he feels it promotes fairne more PR

BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania, April 30 -- Bryn Mawr College posted the following news: * * * Cynthia Amoaba '26 Hopes to Create a Path to Market for Ghanaian Women * Like thousands of women in Ghana, Cynthia Amoaba's cousins were part of a shea butter economy shaped by hard work and slim margins. Far from the country's urban centers, they rely on middlemen to get the product to larger markets, receiving only a fraction of the value of the time they spent working by hand to clean, dry, husk, roa more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, April 29 -- The University of New Mexico posted the following news: * * * Darkness all around: a solid network built by ADVANCE before COVID allowed it to support faculty * As the full impact of the March 2020 orders from government officials to close the doors on life as we knew it were sinking in, ADVANCE team leaders started to get the sense they were facing more "what if" moments. Their iterative attitude had already come in handy for the group during the early more PR

FAIRFAX, Virginia, April 29 -- George Mason University issued the following news: * * * Education Careers Week brings jobs, inspiration to George Mason's future educators * Educators are in high demand, and the field offers myriad avenues for job seekers to explore. Given that demand and the diverse career opportunities, University Career Services (UCS) at George Mason University expanded its annual Education Recruitment Day into a full week of programming in February. Education Careers Week more PR

NEW YORK, April 30 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York posted the following news release: * * * Florida Woman Pleads Guilty To Orchestrating Multimillion-Dollar Federal Student Loan Forgiveness Fraud * United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, announced that NYDIRA ADAMS, a/k/a "Nadira Adams," a/k/a "Nadira Adams-McMillan," pled guilty today to carrying out a scheme in which she caused federal student loan borrowers to sub more PR

HARTSVILLE, South Carolina, April 30 -- The South Carolina Governor's School for Science and Mathematics issued the following news release on April 29, 2026: * * * Largest Private Donation in GSSM History Announced by DeLoach Family The South Carolina Governor's School for Science and Mathematics (GSSM) and the GSSM Foundation announce the largest private donation in the school's history from Harris E. and Louise H. DeLoach. The DeLoaches donated their home in Hartsville, SC, which will now b more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, May 1 -- The New Jersey Department of Education issued the following statement on April 30, 2026, by Commissioner Lily Laux: * * * New Jersey's Preschool Strategy Delivers Results, State Stays Committed to High-Quality Early Learning Dr. Lily Laux, Commissioner of Education, today issued a statement regarding New Jersey's performance in the annual "State of Preschool Yearbook" (https://nieer.org/) published by the National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER).  more PR