WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 (TNSletter) -- America First Legal and Founding Freedoms Law Center issued the following letter to Virginia school board members: * * * Here is the text of the letter: August 11, 2026 RE: Important Legal Updates Affecting Sex and Gender Policies Dear Virginia School Board Member: On behalf of the Founding Freedoms Law Center and America First Legal, we write to alert you to significant legal developments that require your immediate attention. In the past year, the United States Supreme Court has fundamentally changed  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release on Aug. 20, 2026: * * * CAIR, CAIR Action Identify 255 Muslim Elected Officials in New 2026 Directory Updated figures show historic Muslim representation in public office - The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, and CAIR Action today announced the release of the 2026 Directory of Elected Muslim Officials, identifying a record-breaking 255 Muslim elected officials  more PR

INA, Illinois, Aug. 20 -- Rend Lake College issued the following news: * * * RLCF High 5 Scholarship: Leeck family honors the memory of husband and father, Doug Leeck The Rend Lake College Foundation has welcomed another meaningful addition to its High 5 Scholarship Endowment campaign, honoring a dedicated community educator and expanding educational access through the Leeck Family Scholarship. The story behind the scholarship traces back to 1997 following the passing of Henry Douglas "Doug" Leeck. A devoted educator, farmer and community l more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Aug. 19 -- Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Sanders Appoints Cory Cox as Special Justice of the Supreme Court of Arkansas * LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders today announced that Cory Cox will serve as a Special Justice of the Supreme Court of Arkansas, replacing Justice Barbara W. Webb, who Chief Justice Karen Baker has certified is temporarily unable to serve in her role as a Justice on the Supreme Court of Arkansas. Cox's appointment will conclude on  more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 20 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Foley Hoag, a law firm, posted the following news: * * * Title VI and School Discipline: The Dear Colleague Letter and New Investigations * Key Takeaways: * On August 18, 2026, the Department of Education issued a Dear Colleague Letter outlining its arguments against disparate-impact liability under Title VI and directing schools to stop considering race in connection with student discipline in order to comply with federal anti-discrimination law. * Alongside the guidance, the D more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Aug. 20 -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * 'Lifelong learners': In Yale seminars, public school teachers build new expertise and find inspiration The Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute and the Yale National Initiative offer public school teachers the opportunity to strengthen their curriculum and build collegial relationships with Yale faculty and each other. By Andrea Thompson Peed On a sunny May day, 10 New Haven public school teachers, part of a Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute seminar, were on more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 (TNSletter) -- America First Legal and Founding Freedoms Law Center issued the following letter to Virginia school board members: * * * Here is the text of the letter: August 11, 2026 RE: Important Legal Updates Affecting Sex and Gender Policies Dear Virginia School Board Member: On behalf of the Founding Freedoms Law Center and America First Legal, we write to alert you to significant legal developments that require your immediate attention. In the past year, the United States Supreme Court has fundamentally changed  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 (TNSletter) -- Americans for Tax Reform issued the following letter with 27 organizations to Members of Congress: * * * Here is the text of the letter: August 18, 2026 Re: Oppose Broadband Taxes Dear Member of Congress: At a time when everyday Americans continue to struggle with inflation, the last thing consumers need are higher monthly internet bills. We, the undersigned organizations and individuals, urge you to oppose any attempts to impose new taxes on broadband service, including by assessing broadband for contri more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 20 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * California sends FREE life-saving asthma inhalers to ALL schools What you need to know: In a nationwide first, Governor Newsom is making emergency asthma medication FREE and available at public and charter schools across the state. Through CalRx(R), California will provide emergency albuterol inhalers and spacers at no cost for three years -- helping schools respond immediately when a child is struggling to breathe. - Governor Gavin more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 [Category: Business] -- NetChoice, a coalition of trade associations that says it makes the internet safe for free enterprise and expression, posted the following news release: * * * Commonwealth Economics Partners: New Economic Study Says Data Centers Would Deliver Hundreds of Millions in Tax Revenue for Kentucky Communities * FRANKFORT, Ky. -In collaboration with Commonwealth Economics Partners, NetChoice released a new report, "Potential Kentucky Data Center Sites by Region: State & Local Economic & Fiscal Impact Anal more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, Aug. 21 -- FFRF Action Fund, an organization that says it develops and advocates for legislation, regulations and government programs to preserve the constitutional principle of separation between state and church, posted the following news on Aug. 20, 2026: * * * 'Theocrat' superintendent candidate wants Christianity in Okla. classrooms The FFRF Action Fund is naming Oklahoma superintendent candidate James Taylor its "Theocrat of the Week" for his Christian nationalist views. Taylor, a Republican candidate in the Aug.  more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Aug. 21 -- The Louisiana Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * LOUISIANA ADOPTS NEW PHYSICAL EDUCATION STANDARDS K-12 standards focus on student movement, emphasize fit and healthy lifestyles - Louisiana students will spend more of their physical education class moving, starting with the 2027-2028 school year. The Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) approved revised K-12 physical education standards during its meeting Wednesday. The standards were developed by a co more PR

JACKSON, Mississippi, Aug. 21 -- The Mississippi Department of Education issued the following news release on Aug. 20, 2026: * * * 2025-26 Mississippi Academic Assessment Program scores show mixed results, with continued gains in science Today, the Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) released the 2025-26 Mississippi Academic Assessment Program (MAAP) results, which showed continued growth in science, stable performance in English Language Arts (ELA) and a slight decline in mathematics proficiency. The percentages of students scoring p more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 [Category: Education] -- The United Negro College Fund issued the following news release: * * * UNCF Announces Historic $12 Million Gift from The James and Judith K. Dimon Foundation to Strengthen HBCU Endowments and Expand Pathways in Healthcare and Education * Media Contact Roy Betts UNCF Communications 240.703.3384 roy.betts@uncf.org Gift will strengthen financial sustainability at 12 UNCF member institutions while expanding economic mobility for the next generation of educators and healthcare professionals UNCF  more PR