MINNETONKA, Minnesota, June 12 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on June 11, 2026, by policy fellow Catrin Wigfall: * * * Coming to a Classroom Near You: Removing geography, adding colonialism New social studies standards are coming to all Minnesota K-12 public schools this fall. According to the Minnesota Department of Education, the revised standards and benchmarks reflect a "shift away from standards that list a set of more PR

SALEM, Oregon, June 11 [Category: Education] -- The Oregon School Boards Association posted the following news: * * * Oregon's Education Equation: Global trends drive insurance calculations * The ripple effects of insurance mean a hurricane in Florida or a legal change in California can show up in Oregon school budget discussions this time of year. Property and liability insurance is a significant line item in schools' budgets, but much of the expense is driven by events outside a district's boundaries. School leaders can make choices to m more PR

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Task Force on Defending Constitutional Rights and Exposing Institutional Abuses released the following written testimony by The Daily Wire investigative reporter Luke Rosiak from a June 3, 2026, hearing entitled "Universal Basic Fraud: Vulnerabilities in Medicaid Waiver Programs": * * * Thank you Chairman Gill, Ranking Member Simon, task force members. It's an honor to join you to discuss The Daily Wire's investigation into Medicaid home health waiver programs. What i more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 11 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Healey-Driscoll Administration Calls on Trump Administration to Reverse the Proposed Head Start Rule That Lowers Wages and Makes It Harder to Recruit Providers * Boston -The Healey-Driscoll Administration is calling on the Trump Administration to reverse a proposed rule that would weaken Head Start programs by eliminating requirements related to educator wages and benefits, making it harder for providers to recruit and retain quali more PR

NEW YORK, June 12 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following commentary by Jo Becker, advocacy director of the Children's Rights Division, to PassBlue: * * * Free Education Is Crucial to Combating Child Labor * Peter lives near Monrovia, Liberia's capital, with his mother and three younger sisters. He attended school through ninth grade, but after his father died his mother could no longer pay his public-school fees. So, at 15 he dropped out and began working in a carpentry shop and selling goods in the market. Whe more PR

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Moore, Bonamici, Frost, Grijalva, and Pocan Introduce Keep Public Funds in Public Schools Act of 2026 * Today, Representatives Gwen Moore (WI-04), Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Maxwell Frost (FL-10), Adelita Grijalva (AZ-07), and Mark Pocan (WI-02) are introducing legislation to repeal the national federal tax credit voucher scheme included in the Republicans' so-called Big, Beautiful Bill. Voucher schemes divert public funding into private school more PR

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Rep. Gwen Moore, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Moore, Bonamici, Frost, Grijalva, and Pocan Introduce Keep Public Funds in Public Schools Act of 2026 * Today, Representatives Gwen Moore (WI-04), Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Maxwell Frost (FL-10), Adelita Grijalva (AZ-07), and Mark Pocan (WI-02) are introducing legislation to repeal the national federal tax credit voucher scheme included in the Republicans' so-called Big, Beautiful Bill. Voucher schemes divert public funding into private schools t more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, June 11 -- Gov. Josh Stein, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * North Carolina Business Committee for Education (NCBCE) Launches 12 Careers Electric Summer Electrical Academies Across the State * The North Carolina Business Committee for Education (NCBCE), through the generous support of the Siemens Foundation's groundbreaking $9.5 million total investment into the Careers Electric initiative, is launching 12 Summer Electrical Academies skilling 220 students at community colleges across North  more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, June 12 -- The Rhode Island Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * Rhode Island Department of Education Names 2026 Blue Ribbon Schools Governor Dan McKee, Commissioner Angelica Infante-Green, and the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) today announced that three schools have been named 2026 Rhode Island Blue Ribbon Schools, one of the highest honors a school can receive in the state. The 2026 honorees are: * Classical High School (Providence) - Exemplary High Performance * Com more PR

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Department of Education Takes Action Against Four Kansas School Districts for Continued Violations of Title IX * Today, the U.S. Department of Education's (the Department's) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued Letters of Impending Enforcement Action to three Kansas school districts - Olathe Public Schools, Shawnee Mission School District, and Topeka Public Schools - and a Letter of Impasse to Kansas City, Kansas Public School District for  more PR