SENATOBIA, Mississippi, Aug. 29 -- Northwest Mississippi Community College issued the following news release: * * * Northwest Foundation Announces the Frank Berle Brooks Memorial Endowed Scholarship The Northwest Mississippi Community College Foundation is proud to announce the establishment of the Frank Berle Brooks Memorial Endowed Scholarship. It was created by the Brooks family to honor his life, hard work, and commitment to his family and community. Beginning in Fall 2027, the scholarship will be awarded to graduates of Water Valley Hig more PR

MINNETONKA, Minnesota, Aug. 26 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary by economist John Phelan: * * * How the 2023 trifecta hiked your property taxes A couple of weeks back, I wrote about the latest wave of property tax hikes sweeping across Minnesota -- Dakota County, Washington County, Blaine, St. Paul, and Minneapolis. St. Cloud can be added to the list, and others will follow. Why is this happening again, given that prope more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 27 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog: * * * Film Screening Marks 70th Anniversary of 'Clinton 12' * On Aug. 27, 1956, 12 Black teenagers walked peacefully into Clinton High School -one of the first integrations of a Southern public school after the Brown v. Board of Education decision from the U.S. Supreme Court, and earlier than the more famous Little Rock Nine case. Peace did not last: by day two, mobs (including outside Klan members and segregationist ag more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Arizona Daily Star - Opinion: Arizona led the education freedom movement. Governor Hobbs should not hold it back. * Before education freedom became a national movement, Arizona was leading one. In 1994, Arizona opened the doors of its public schools through statewide open enrollment and authorized charter schools, giving families the freedom to choose the public school that worked best for their child. Three years later, the Grand Canyo more PR

CLEVELAND, Tennessee, Aug. 29 -- Lee University issued the following news: * * * Fourteen New Faculty Welcomed to Campus this Fall Lee University welcomes 14 new faculty to campus this fall: three to the Department of Natural Sciences, one to the Department of History, Political Science, and Humanities, one to the Department of Language and Literature, one to the Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences, one to the School of Business, one to the School of Engineering, three to the School of Music, and three to the School of Nursing. "Ou more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Aug. 28 -- The Central New Mexico Community College posted the following news: * * * New Mexico Community College, Public School District Partner to Open Transportation Technology Center * Central New Mexico Community College and Rio Rancho Public Schools partner to expand CTE high school with new pathways to become skilled technicians serving the workforce needs of the essential automotive, electric vehicle, and light diesel industries. https://www.cnm.edu/news/new-mexico-community-college-public-school-district-p more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Michigan, chairman of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following letter to Chicago Public Schools Superintendent Macquline King: * * * Here is the text of the letter: August 27, 2026 Dr. Macquline King Superintendent and CEO Chicago Public Schools 42 West Madison Street Chicago, IL 60602 Dear Dr. King: In response to testimony received at the Committee on Education and Workforce (Committee) hearing on June 10, 2026, titled "Breaking Trust: Attacks on Parenta more PR