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Research & Education - Public Policy Groups Newsletter for 2026-07-29 ( 17 items )  
Common Sense Media, Child Safety Groups Applaud Final Regulations Under New York's SAFE for Kids Act (10)
SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 29 -- Common Sense Media issued the following news release on July 28, 2026: * * * Common Sense Media, Child Safety Groups Applaud Final Regulations Under New York's SAFE for Kids Act NEW YORK -- Common Sense Media and other child safety advocacy groups extended their strong support for final regulations issued today under New York's SAFE for Kids Act, which protects children from addictive social media feeds. Following Governor Kathy Hochul's signing of the legislation in 2024, which Common Sense Media activ more PR

EDUCAUSE: 2026 EDUCAUSE Workforce Report: Can Higher Education Break the Cycle of Reactivity? (10)
LOUISVILLE, Colorado, July 28 -- EDUCAUSE issued the following report entitled "2026 EDUCAUSE Workforce Report: Can Higher Education Break the Cycle of Reactivity?" Here are excerpts: * * * This report examines how ongoing resource constraints are creating a cycle of reactivity across higher education. Building on EDUCAUSE workforce research, it explores how staffing shortages, rising service demands, increasing work complexity, and budget pressures shape the day-to-day experiences of higher education professionals. Drawing on survey and foc more PR

Fuel Shock Keeps Business Travel Prices Elevated Through 2026 With Relief Ahead in 2027, According to New GBTA Forecast (10)
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, July 28 [Category: Travel] (TNSrep) -- The Global Business Travel Association issued the following news release: * * * Fuel Shock Keeps Business Travel Prices Elevated Through 2026 With Relief Ahead in 2027, According to New GBTA Forecast * Airfares, hotel rates, ground transportation and meetings and events costs are expected to remain under pressure through year-end, driven by higher energy prices, rising labor costs and resilient global demand Following a year marked by unprecedented energy-market disruption and ri more PR

Health & Fitness Association Launches Partnership With American Cancer Society to Advance Exercise Oncology Programs Nationwide (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 28 -- The Health and Fitness Association (formerly the International Health Racquet and Sportsclub Association) issued the following news release: * * * Health & Fitness Association Launches Partnership With American Cancer Society to Advance Exercise Oncology Programs Nationwide The new initiative will raise awareness and support fitness professionals in delivering programs for individuals living with and beyond cancer. - The Health & Fitness Association (HFA) today announced a strategic partnership with the Am more PR

International Justice Mission: What a TIME Investigation Reveals About the Growing Crisis of Online Sexual Exploitation of Children (10)
WASHINGTON, July 28 -- International Justice Mission issued the following statement on July 27, 2026: * * * What a TIME Investigation Reveals About the Growing Crisis of Online Sexual Exploitation of Children Summary: A new TIME investigation shines a spotlight on one of the fastest-growing forms of child exploitation in the world. For IJM, the findings reflect a reality we've seen firsthand: children are being harmed online every day, but meaningful solutions are within reach. - Online Child Sexual Exploitation Is Closer Than Many People  more PR

Iran Intensifies Nationwide Crackdown on Teachers and Union Activists (10)
NEW YORK, July 28 [Category: International] -- The Center for Human Rights in Iran posted the following news release: * * * Iran Intensifies Nationwide Crackdown on Teachers and Union Activists * At least 60 Teachers Arrested, Prosecuted, or Imprisoned as Authorities Seek to Dismantle One of Iran's Most Influential Civic Groups July 28, 2026 -Since crushing the nationwide January 2026 protests through mass killings and widespread repression, Iranian authorities have launched a systematic campaign against one of the country's most influent more PR

KnowledgeWorks: Expertise Paradox - A Mismatch in AI Between Work and K-12 Education (10)
CINCINNATI, Ohio, July 28 -- KnowledgeWorks issued the following article: * * * The Expertise Paradox: A Mismatch in AI Between Work and K-12 Education Artificial intelligence is changing work at the task level. But education hasn't caught up. KEY TAKEAWAYS: * AI is shifting human value in the workforce toward judgment, oversight and deep expertise, even as it automates the entry-level tasks that once helped build those capabilities * In K-12 education, current uses of AI often improve immediate performance but may weaken students' develo more PR

Learning Policy Institute: California's Teacher Shortages: Trends in Supply, Demand, and Turnover (10)
PALO ALTO, California, July 28 (TNSLrpt) -- The Learning Policy Institute issued the following research brief on June 30, 2026, entitled "California's Teacher Shortages: Trends in Supply, Demand, and Turnover." Here are excerpts: * * * California faces long-standing shortages of fully prepared teachers. Using data from the California Department of Education and the Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC), this brief analyzes supply- and demand-side factors shaping staffing challenges over time. Despite declining enrollment, teacher demand  more PR

Learning Policy Institute: Redesigning Teacher Education Core Courses to Align With SoLD (10)
PALO ALTO, California, July 28 (TNSLrpt) -- The Learning Policy Institute issued the following research brief on July 20, 2026, entitled "Redesigning Teacher Education Core Courses to Align With SoLD." Here are excerpts: * * * This brief from EdPrepLab describes how the University of South Carolina's College of Education redesigned its teacher education core to create a more integrated preparation program grounded in the science of learning and development (SoLD) and informed by state-level educator workforce data. Through a year-long interd more PR

NACUBO On Your Side: July 14 - 27 (10)
WASHINGTON, July 27 [Category: Education] -- The National Association of College and University Business Officers posted the following news: * * * NACUBO On Your Side: July 14 - 27 * As things move quickly in Washington, DC, NACUBO is your constant advocate in action. NACUBO On Your Side covers important legislative and agency activity NACUBO staff are tracking, research updates, what we're currently advocating for, and how you can take action. Here are the issues we are tracking this week. #Associations Action NACUBO Joins Amicus Brie more PR

National Council on Family Relations: New Issue of Journal of Marriage and Family Available (10)
ST. PAUL, Minnesota, July 29 (TNSjou) -- The National Council on Family Relations issued the following news: * * * New Issue of Journal of Marriage and Family Available Plus, Read 32 New NCFR Journal Articles Published July 19-25 - Keep up with the latest research from NCFR's three scholarly journals -- Journal of Marriage and Family (JMF), Family Relations: Interdisciplinary Journal of Applied Family Science (FR), and Journal of Family Theory & Review (JFTR). Most Recent Journal Issues: JMF August 2026 issue (https://onlinelibrary.wiley more PR

Never Too Young Taskforce Tackles Growing Crisis as Cases of the Deadliest Cancer Continue to Rise in People Under 50 (10)
WASHINGTON, July 28 [Category: Medical] -- The Colorectal Cancer Alliance issued the following news release: * * * Never Too Young Taskforce Tackles Growing Crisis as Cases of the Deadliest Cancer Continue to Rise in People Under 50 Key Takeaways: * This August, World Cancer Support Month, the Colorectal Cancer Alliance (Alliance) spotlights its Never Too Young Taskforce, Project Cure CRC and support resources. * The Alliance's Never Too Young Taskforce of patients, survivors, caregivers and experts, drives awareness and advocacy, while Pr more PR

OHSU Board Passes Resolution to Transition Primate Center Into Center for Nonanimal, Human-Based Research (10)
WASHINGTON, July 27 [Category: Health Care] -- Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine posted the following news release: * * * OHSU Board Passes Resolution to Transition Primate Center Into Center for Nonanimal, Human-Based Research * PORTLAND, Ore.-The Oregon Health & Sciences University (OHSU) Board of Directors today passed a resolution that will significantly reduce primate experiments and breeding at OHSU's Oregon National Primate Research Center (ONPRC) and transition the center toward nonanimal, human-based research-changes th more PR

Peterson Institute for International Economics Issues Commentary: A New US Rule to Restrict Student Visas Will Hurt the US Economy (10)
WASHINGTON, July 28 -- The Peterson Institute for International Economics issued the following commentary on July 27, 2026, by senior research staffer Michael A. Clemens: * * * A new US rule to restrict student visas will hurt the US economy The Trump administration issued a final rule in July that gives it discretion to cut short the course of study of most international students at US universities. It will likely use this new power to block many of them from staying to work after they graduate and produce mounting delays for routine extens more PR

Report Finds Business Schools Globally Are Entering a New Era of AI Transformation (10)
TAMPA, Florida, July 29 [Category: Education] (TNSrep) -- The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business issued the following news release: * * * Report Finds Business Schools Globally Are Entering a New Era of AI Transformation * Inspire Higher Ed, in collaboration with AACSB International (AACSB), the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC), and the Graduate Business Curriculum Roundtable (GBCR), announced the release of the July 2026 update to A Framework for Artificial Intelligence in Business Education: Exemplars and Cr more PR

Traditional Navajo medically tailored meals improved heart failure outcomes (10)
DALLAS, Texas, July 27 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association posted the following news release: * * * Traditional Navajo medically tailored meals improved heart failure outcomes * Research Highlights: * Among 206 adults living with heart failure in the Navajo Nation, those who received eight weeks of medically tailored meals, incorporating traditional Navajo foods, were less likely to visit the emergency room or require hospitalization, than those on standard care with no meals provided. * Researchers found that within more PR

Woody & Gayle Hunt Family Foundation Invests $400,000 to Expand Leadership Fellowship Powering the Future of the Borderplex (10)
WASHINGTON, July 28 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The Aspen Institute posted the following news release: * * * Woody & Gayle Hunt Family Foundation Invests $400,000 to Expand Leadership Fellowship Powering the Future of the Borderplex Multi-year investment with Aspen Conexion will expand scholarships for emerging leaders across one of North America's largest binational economies, spanning El Paso, Texas; Las Cruces, New Mexico; and Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico. - The Aspen Institute's Aspen Conexion program today anno more PR