FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, July 21 -- Fairfax County Public Schools Superintendent Michelle Reid issued the following Weekly Reflections: * * * What a fantastic summer week ahead. I for one am relieved that the weather has cooled down just a bit and our air is a bit less smokey. I so appreciate all those who continue to support safe and healthy schools and activities during these at times challenging summer days. I'm excited to share three new Shining a Light on Success videos with you this week! Along with the videos below, I encourage you to more PR

SALEM, Oregon, July 20 [Category: Education] -- The Oregon School Boards Association posted the following news: * * * OSBA Summer School Session creates common understanding * Woodburn School Board's first student representatives in years, Edwin Estevez Ramos (standing) and Abigail Trapala Vera (center), work with board members during an exercise at the OSBA Summer School Session on Thursday in Eugene. (Photo by Jake Arnold, OSBA) The Woodburn School District sent a contingent to the OSBA Summer School Session on Thursday in Eugene: the s more PR

GREENWOOD, South Carolina, July 20 -- Lander University posted the following news: * * * Award-Winning Lander Alumnus Begins Second Year as Teacher, Coach * When Andrew Goforth walks into his classroom this fall, he will do so with an impressive honor on his growing resume. The 2025 Lander University graduate was named Greenwood School District 50's First-Year Teacher of the Year in the spring, an award that recognizes the impact he made to the teaching profession during his first year. As he prepares for his second year of teaching, coac more PR

WASHINGTON, July 20 [Category: Political] -- The Independent Women's Forum posted issued the following news release: * * * EXCLUSIVE: New Mexico Mother Warns Parents Are Being Shut Out of Their Children's Education * SANTA FE, NM - Families across New Mexico are continuing to expose the state's failing schools through firsthand experiences that reveal how the public education system has undermined transparency, eroded parental rights, and threatened girls' privacy, safety, and equal opportunities. Independent Women's Features (IW Features more PR

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Rep. Adelita S. Grijalva, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Grijalva, Stanton, Ansari Introduce Bill to Redirect ICE Funding to Public Schools, Require Sale of Detention Warehouses * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Rep. Adelita S. Grijalva, and Representatives Greg Stanton (AZ-04) and Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03), introduced the Fund Schools, Not ICE Act, legislation that would redirect billions of dollars in funding provided to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) under Republicans' second reconciliation bil more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, July 20 -- The University of Pennsylvania posted the following news: * * * How extreme heat affects the economy * On hot days, workers are much more likely to get hurt on the job. Trains are more likely to be delayed, flight cancellations and postponements increase, and labor productivity falls. These are just some of the ways, says environmental and labor economist R. Jisung Park, that environmental factors like climate change impact economic opportunity. "All these little drips of productivity loss and subt more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 21 -- The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction issued the following news release: * * * Innovative NC K-12 Culinary Institute Increases School Meal Appeal School nutrition professionals from across North Carolina have the opportunity to participate in regional NC K-12 Culinary Institute workshops this summer. The institute was developed by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) Office of School Nutrition in cooperation with a team of registered dietitians and chefs to increase the more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 20 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Foley Hoag, a law firm, posted the following news: * * * The Supreme Court's Ruling on Sex Classifications in Sports and Its Implications Beyond Athletics Key Takeaways: * The Supreme Court held the Equal Protection Clause permits state laws that require biological sex-based distinctions in sports. * The Court did not address state laws or school policies that define "sex" and permit athletic participation based on gender identity. * Federal, institutional, and private actors h more PR