DENVER, Colorado, Aug. 7 -- The Colorado Education Association issued the following news release: * * * CEA members across Colorado turn out to launch campaign to pass Prop NN What summer break? Throughout July, CEA members from every corner of the state showed up in force to launch 'Yes for Colorado Kids' campaign to pass Prop NN - Across our state -School was out for the summer, but that sure didn't stop CEA members from turning out in force for the launch of our "Yes for Colorado Kids" campaign. Throughout the month of July, hundreds of more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 5 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog: * * * Knox County Schools to Reconsider Banned Books Policy * The Knox County Board of Education has approved a new policy requiring the district to reevaluate all 123 previously banned books and establish a districtwide committee to review future challenges to library materials, Knox News reports. The changes follow controversy over the district's handling of "Roots" earlier this year and are intended to create a more  more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, Aug. 6 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Goldwater Institute posted the following news: * * * Wyoming School Board Silences Critics, Allows Praise--That's Unconstitutional * Public comment periods at school board meetings are meant to allow parents and taxpayers to provide feedback to their elected officials about district operations-good or bad. But school district leaders in Rock Springs, Wyo., are misusing their recently revised public comment policy to unconstitutionally silence critics. That's why the Goldwater Institute s more PR

NEW YORK, Aug. 7 -- The Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, an organization that defends the right of Catholics to participate in American public life without defamation or discrimination, issued the following commentary on Aug. 6, 2026, by President Bill Donohue: * * * YOUNGKIN'S SCHOOL CHOICE PLAN IS FANTASTIC Former Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin has launched a nationwide school-choice campaign to promote his education initiative, Empowering America's Parents. It would allow parents to enroll their children in a tax-credit p more PR

DENVER, Colorado, Aug. 7 -- The Colorado Education Association issued the following news release: * * * CEA members across Colorado turn out to launch campaign to pass Prop NN What summer break? Throughout July, CEA members from every corner of the state showed up in force to launch 'Yes for Colorado Kids' campaign to pass Prop NN - Across our state -School was out for the summer, but that sure didn't stop CEA members from turning out in force for the launch of our "Yes for Colorado Kids" campaign. Throughout the month of July, hundreds of more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities issued the following commentary on Aug. 6, 2026, by Joanna LeFebvre, policy analyst on the State Fiscal Policy Team: * * * To Public Schools' Detriment, Some States Continue to Increase Spending on Private School Vouchers Every child should have access to a quality public education that prepares them for long-term opportunity and success. Yet lawmakers in many states continue jeopardizing that promise by increasing funding for private school voucher programs, often undermining  more PR

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Aug. 6 [Category: Sports] -- The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association issued the following news: * * * CIAA AND VISIT BALTIMORE CELEBRATE RECORD-BREAKING IMPACT OF THE 2026 MEN'S AND WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT IN BALTIMORE * BALTIMORE, MD (August 6, 2026) - Visit Baltimore and the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA(r)), the nation's oldest historically Black athletic conference, are thrilled to announce the 2026 Men's and Women's Basketball Tournament generated record-setting economic im more PR

NEW YORK, Aug. 7 -- Pillsbury, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Legal Aid and Pillsbury Announce Landmark Agreement with New York City Public Schools to Better Support Students Experiencing School Avoidance Collaborative agreement establishes major citywide framework to help students with disabilities overcome barriers to school attendance - he Legal Aid Society and Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP announced a landmark agreement with New York City Public Schools (NYCPS) that will transform how the nation's largest s more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 7 -- The Michigan Department of Education issued the following news release on Aug. 6, 2026: * * * Maysam Alie-Bazzi Is New Chief Deputy for Michigan Department of Education Long-Time School Leader Has Provided Strong Student Advocacy - A public school leader with more than 26 years of experience in education begins her duties today as chief deputy superintendent at the Michigan Department of Education (MDE). Maysam Alie-Bazzi, who retired from Dearborn Public Schools earlier this year, most recently served as that more PR

OLYMPIA, Washington, Aug. 7 -- The office of the Washington State Auditor issued the following performance audit report entitled "Intergenerational High School." Here are excerpts: * * * Results in brief This report describes the overall results and conclusions for the areas we examined. In those selected areas, Charter Public School operations complied, in all material respects, with applicable state laws, regulations, and its own policies, and provided adequate controls over the safeguarding of public resources. In keeping with general a more PR

OLYMPIA, Washington, Aug. 7 -- The office of the Washington State Auditor issued the following performance audit report entitled "Kittitas School District No 403 - Financial." Here are excerpts: * * * Board of Directors Kittitas School District No. 403 Kittitas, Washington We have audited, in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America and the standards applicable to financial audits contained in Government Auditing Standards, issued by the Comptroller General of the United States, the financial s more PR

OLYMPIA, Washington, Aug. 7 -- The office of the Washington State Auditor issued the following performance audit report entitled "Waitsburg School District No 401-100 - Financial." Here are excerpts: * * * Board of Directors Waitsburg School District No. 401-100 Waitsburg, Washington We have audited, in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America and the standards applicable to financial audits contained in Government Auditing Standards, issued by the Comptroller General of the United States, the  more PR