WASHINGTON, June 9 [Category: Education] -- The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education posted the following news release: * * * AACTE Responds to Release of NCTQ's Decoding Progress in Reading Preparation Report * Statement from AACTE President and CEO Cheryl Holcomb-McCoy, Ph.D. As the nation's leading association representing educator preparation programs (EPPs), AACTE (American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education) is committed to advancing evidence-informed teaching practices, supporting continuous improvement more PR

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- The Association of American Medical Colleges issued the following statement on June 9, 2026: * * * AAMC Statement on U.S. District Court Decision to Block $100,000 Fee on H1-B Visa Applications AAMC President and CEO David J. Skorton, MD, and Chief Public Policy Officer Danielle Turnipseed, JD, MHSA, MPP, issued the following statement regarding the U.S. District Court decision to block the administration's $100,000 fee on H1-B visa applications: "The AAMC applauds the U.S. District Court decision blocking the adminis more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 9 (TNSrpt) -- Common Sense Media issued the following news release on June 8, 2026: * * * Common Sense Media Releases Inaugural Annual Study on AI Use by Tweens and Teens First annual survey of kids age 9-17 paints comprehensive, complex picture of a generation's relationship with a rapidly evolving technology - Common Sense Media today released its Common Sense Media Census: AI Use by Tweens and Teens (2026), which surveyed 1,204 children age 9 to 17 on how, why, and how often they use AI. The survey found  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 9 [Category: Consumer Services] -- The Consumer Choice Center, an independent, non-partisan consumer advocacy group that promotes policies fit for growth, lifestyle choice and technological innovation through research and educational outreach, issued the following news release: * * * CONSUMER CHOICE CENTER (CCC) RESPONDS TO UK SOCIAL MEDIA BAN DEBATE FOR UNDER 16s * Parents, Not Downing Street or the White House, Should Decide if Children Use Social Media, Says Consumer Group London, 9 June 2026 - The Consumer Choice Cen more PR

ROCKVILLE, Maryland, June 9 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Society of Addiction Medicine posted the following news release: * * * Dr. Smita Das Appointed Editor in Chief of The ASAM Weekly Newsletter * Rockville, MD (June 9, 2026) - The American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) today announced the appointment of Smita Das, MD, PhD, MPH, as editor in chief of The ASAM Weekly email newsletter. Dr. Das' first issue as editor in chief will be published on July 7. Released every Tuesday, The ASAM Weekly highlights the latest news, more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 9 [Category: Food/Beverage] -- The Institute of Food Technologists posted the following news release: * * * IFT's Global Food Traceability Center Receives $3 Million Grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation * IFT's Global Food Traceability Center (GFTC), an internationally recognized leader in advancing end-to-end food traceability, has received a $3 million grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation that will support and accelerate the work GFTC is doing to help shape the future of traceability across f more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, June 9 -- The National Science Teaching Association issued the following news release on June 8, 2026: * * * National Science Teaching Association Welcomes New Board and Leadership Council Members MCLEAN, Va. -- The National Science Teaching Association (NSTA) today announced the newest members of its Board of Directors, as well as the members comprising its Leadership Council. "At NSTA, strong leadership is essential to advancing excellence and innovation in science education," said Bob Lay, Chief Executive Officer, NS more PR

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, June 9 [Category: Law/Legal] (TNSrep) -- The Southern Poverty Law Center posted the following news: * * * SPLC Releases Annual Year in Hate & Extremism Report, Finds Hard-Right Groups Established Power Across Federal Government in 2025 * Today, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) released its annual Year in Hate & Extremism report, which chronicles trends in hard-right activity, exposes the players who are driving extremism, and equips communities with data and tools to prevent radicalization. This year's report (h more PR

WASHINGTON, June 9 [Category: Health Care] -- UsAgainstAlzheimer's, an organization that says it advocates for research that will speed treatments and drive changes that matter most to people living with Alzheimer's disease, posted the following news release: * * * Statement on the House FY2027 Labor-HHS Appropriations Bill * Washington, D.C. (June 9, 2026) - In response to the House of Representatives' Committee on Appropriations' release of its FY2027 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies appropriations bill,  more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 9 -- 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: * * * Teach Plus Commends the Introduction of the READ Act Washington, D.C., June 8, 2026--Teach Plus issued the following statement on the introduction of the READ (Reading Excellence and Achievement for Development) Act in Congress. The bill would modernize federal literacy grants to ensure teacher preparation and instruction are ro more PR

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Pulitzer Center, an organization that says it combines journalism and engagement, posted the following news: * * * Teacher Fellows' Lessons Inspired by Global Health Reporting Reach Over 1,000 Students Author: Sushmita Jaya Mukherjee, Pulitzer Center Staff * * * "The impact of this program is it is transforming how I view my role as an educator. I have already started to transform my biology lessons by increasing awareness of others globally through underreported stories." -- Rebecca Brewer, Michigan * * * In Oct more PR

WASHINGTON, June 9 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The National Center for Public Policy Research issued the following news release: * * * Tom, Dick or... Mary? Shareholders Seek Clarification on How Dick's Defines Women * Washington, D.C. - At Wednesday's annual meeting of Dick's Sporting Goods shareholders, activist investors with the National Center for Public Policy Research's Free Enterprise Project (FEP) will seek clarification around Dick's business decisions surrounding transgenderism and feminism. "Dick's has clai more PR

NEW YORK, June 9 [Category: Law/Legal] -- New York Civil Liberties Union issued the following news release: * * * Westchester Drivers Sue County Police Department Over Mass Vehicle Surveillance System * WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. - Today, on behalf of New York drivers whose personal vehicle data has been tracked, monitored, and collected by the Westchester County Police Department (WCPD), the Policing Project at New York University School of Law, the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University, the New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 9 [Category: Medical] -- The American Medical Association posted the following news release: * * * Willie Underwood III, MD, inaugurated as 181st AMA president * Willie Underwood III, M.D., MSc, M.P.H., a urologic surgeon based in Buffalo, N.Y., was sworn in today as the 181 st president of the American Medical Association (AMA), the nation's largest and most influential physician organization.  Assuming the presidency at a pivotal moment for American healthcare, Dr. Underwood pledged during his inaugural address a more PR