WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release on Sept. 1, 2026: * * * CAIR-Arizona Calls for Accountability After Peoria School Board Member's Latest 'Islam Is Not a Religion' Post The Arizona chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Arizona), a chapter of the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, is today renewing its call for accountability from Peoria Unified School District Governing Board Member Janelle Bowles following her latest social med more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Courtney Honors Nancy Wyman in Speech on House Floor * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, in a speech on the House floor, Rep. Joe Courtney (CT-02), honored the life and legacy of Nancy Wyman, the former Connecticut Lieutenant Governor, Democratic State Party Chair, and the first woman to be elected state Comptroller. FULL TRANSCRIPT Mr. Speaker, I rise today to share with the House the sad news of the loss of one of the state of Connecticut's finest p more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- Rep. Chris Deluzio, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Deluzio Delivers More than $1.3 Million for Street, Safety Improvements Outside Crafton Elementary * CRAFTON, PA - Today, Congressman Chris Deluzio (PA-17) released a new video about the $1,338,581.00 in federal funding that he delivered for street and safety improvements on Crafton Boulevard outside Crafton Elementary School. Right now, school buses have to load and unload students directly on Crafton Boulevard, with no protection from nearb more PR

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Sept. 2 -- Stevens Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * The Future of Construction Is Being Built at Stevens How Stevens is reshaping construction engineering through new research, emerging technologies and an updated curriculum - Computers have long helped construction professionals, including schedulers, estimators, and drafters, complete their individual tasks more efficiently. According to Muhammad Hajj, chair of the Department of Civil, Environmental and Ocean Engineering at Stevens Institute o more PR

EVANSVILLE, Indiana, Sept. 2 -- The University of Evansville issued the following news: * * * Randall and Cheryl Alsman Make $1 Million Gift to Strengthen UE's Future Randall and Cheryl Alsman have made a $1 million gift to the University of Evansville (UE), providing flexible and strategic support over the next five years to strengthen University operations and support UE's long-term success. A portion of their gift will be directed to the UEvansville Fund, providing immediate-use support that strengthens the student experience and helps m more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 1 [Category: Education] -- Teach Plus, an organization that empowers teachers to take leadership over key policy and practice issues that affect their students' success, posted the following news release: * * * 27 Massachusetts Teacher Leaders Selected to Help Strengthen Literacy Instruction Statewide * #The 2026-27 Teach Plus Policy Fellows Will Advocate for Evidence-Based Literacy Materials, Multilingual Learner Support, Teacher Retention, and Improved Data Systems QUICK FACTS Who: 27 pre-K through 12th-gra more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release on Sept. 1, 2026: * * * CAIR: Texas Students, Parents and Faith Leaders Call on SBOE to Remove Anti-Muslim Language from Social Studies Standards Muslim students, parents, faith leaders, educators and civil rights advocates gathered outside the Barbara Jordan Building Monday to call on the Texas State Board of Education (SBOE) to remove biased and hostile language targeting Islam and Prophet Muhammad from proposed social studies standards befor more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Courtney Honors Nancy Wyman in Speech on House Floor * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, in a speech on the House floor, Rep. Joe Courtney (CT-02), honored the life and legacy of Nancy Wyman, the former Connecticut Lieutenant Governor, Democratic State Party Chair, and the first woman to be elected state Comptroller. FULL TRANSCRIPT Mr. Speaker, I rise today to share with the House the sad news of the loss of one of the state of Connecticut's finest p more PR

BOISE, Idaho, Sept. 2 -- The Idaho Department of Education issued the following news release on Sept. 1, 2026: * * * Critchfield Submits Annual Public Schools and Department of Education Budget Proposals The Superintendent has requested dollars to facilitate updating the public school funding formula, preserve the Public Education Stabilization Fund - Superintendent of Public Instruction Debbie Critchfield today submitted her annual budget proposals. The K-12 public schools and Idaho Department of Education funding requests are due each ye more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau issued the following public notice (AU Docket No. 20-34; CC Docket No. 02-6; WC Docket Nos. 10-90, 19-126, 25-127, 25-187, 02-60): * * * Pursuant to our procedure for resolving requests for review, requests for waiver, and petitions for reconsideration of decisions related to actions taken by the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) that are consistent with precedent (collectively, Requests), the Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) grants, d more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, Sept. 1 -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation issued the following news release: * * * FFRF contacts Pentagon over its Christianizing of history curriculum A new history curriculum for the federal school system serving military families appears designed to promote Christianity while presenting Islam as a threat to Western civilization. The Freedom From Religion Foundation has written a letter to the Department of War Education Activity Director Paul Craft that expresses serious constitutional and educational concerns o more PR

BRIDGEPORT, Connecticut, Aug. 31 -- The University of Bridgeport posted the following news: * * * How to Afford College * These days, the sticker price of college can stop people in their tracks before they even apply. But what most families don't realize until it's almost too late? The number on the website is rarely what you actually pay. For students who know how to find affordable colleges in Connecticut and navigate the financial aid process, the actual cost of a degree can look very different from what the brochure suggests. This gu more PR

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Sept. 1 -- The Indiana University Indianapolis campus posted the following news: * * * IU Bloomington named top public Indiana institution for contribution to public good * BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -Washington Monthly has ranked Indiana University Bloomington as the top public institution in the state as part of its annual rankings of the Best Colleges for Your Tuition (and Tax) Dollars. The rankings, recently released for the Midwest region, prioritize contribution to the public good in four categories: access, affordabilit more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Sept. 1 -- Kamehameha Schools posted the following news: * * * Kamehameha Schools kumu: Roxanne Kala on growing 'aina momona in the classroom * Get to know the Kamehameha Schools kumu who are inspiring haumana and helping shape the future of our lahui. Meet Roxanne Kala, KS Hawai`i What inspired you to become a kumu at KS? Teaching is in my `ohana. I come from a family of educators; my mom was a teacher and my auntie was a teacher principal, so I look at all my kupuna as teachers. I got interested in teaching when I  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- The National Education Association issued the following news release on Sept. 1, 2026: * * * NEA President Princess Moss begins term leading nation's largest labor union Moss represents nearly 3 million educators and education support professionals from every state and territory - Princess R. Moss begins her term today as president of the National Education Association (NEA), leading the nation's largest labor union and representing nearly 3 million educators and education support professionals in every state and ter more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 2 -- Yale School of Management issued the following news: * * * Zimmerman named Eli and Edythe Broad Professor of Economics, Education, and Management Seth Zimmerman, a distinguished scholar of the economics of education, has produced policy-relevant research that has had profound effects on his field. - Seth Zimmerman, a prominent scholar of labor economics and public finance, with a focus on the economics of education, was recently appointed the Eli and Edythe Broad Professor of Economics, Education, and Ma more PR