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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Florida Newsletter for 2026-09-14 ( 4 items )  
AEI Report Alleges Ideological Imbalance in Graduate Teacher Training (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 (TNSLrpt) -- The American Enterprise Institute issued 'Pedagogy of the Progressives: A Review of Syllabi from Graduate Schools of Education,' by Daniel Buck. Issued Sept. 9, 2026, the report reviews more than 400 assigned readings from 75 courses at eight graduate schools of education and argues that several teacher-preparation programs emphasize progressive and critical-theory frameworks over classroom instruction, subject knowledge and management practices. Buck examined graduate programs at California State University,  more PR

Historic comeback lifts Texas over Ohio State (10)
WACO, Texas, Sept. 13 [Category: Sports] -- The American Football Coaches Association posted the following news: * * * Historic comeback lifts Texas over Ohio State * Trailing No. 1 Ohio State, 23-3, entering the fourth quarter, the Texas Longhorns scored 21 unanswered points to come from behind and beat the Buckeyes, 24-23. Texas became the first team to erase a 20-point deficit in the fourth quarter against a No. 1-ranked team since 2004. It was also the Longhorn's first win over a No. 1-ranked team at home since 1950. The victory moved T more PR

USDA Reports Growth in Tile Drainage, Limited Use of Water-Quality Controls (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service issued Economic Information Bulletin 301, 'Tile Drainage Systems Management and Conservation,' by Daniel Szmurlo, Benjamin M. Gramig, Steven Wallander and Jane Frankenberger. Issued in September 2026, the report finds that U.S. cropland drained by subsurface tile systems grew by about 18 million acres between 1980 and 2022, while use of practices that limit nutrient pollution from those systems remained uncommon. Tile drainage uses buried, perforat more PR

USGS Establishes Aerial-Camera Calibration Sites in Maine, Louisiana and Florida (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Geological Survey issued Data Report 1230, 'Creation of Aerial Camera System Boresight Installations in Bangor, Maine, Monroe, Louisiana and Bassville Park, Florida,' by Andrew C. Strassman, Sierra M. Schuster, Jamie A. Schoen and Aaron C. Murphy. Prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Migratory Bird Surveys Branch, the 24-page report documents three high-precision ground-control networks intended to calibrate aircraft-mounted camera systems for georeferenced imagery. The repor more PR