WASHINGTON, April 12 -- The American Federation of Teachers issued the following statement on April 11, 2024: * * * AFT President Randi Weingarten issued the following statement responding to the rampant misallocation of voter-approved funding for arts and music in the state of California: "Arts and music help kids build agency for themselves and excitement about their futures. There is no substitute for the creative expression that participating in arts and music provides; it is a key to hel  more

HOLLAND, Michigan, April 12 -- Hope College issued the following news: The words penned by the Rev. Albertus C. Van Raalte when establishing the Pioneer School from which Hope grew are among the college's most foundational: education as an "anchor of hope" for the future. Through all the decades since, that promise has been shepherded by generations of faculty mentors who have not only been at Hope, but in a real sense have been and are Hope. Across campus -- in the classroom, in the laboratory  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, April 11 -- Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, R-Arkansas, issued the following State of the State address on April 10, 2024: * * * Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders delivered the State of the State Address after the convening of the 94th General Assembly Fiscal Session on Wednesday, April 10th. The Governor's remarks as prepared are below: Speaker Shepherd, President Hester, Constitutional Officers, members of the Supreme Court, distinguished Members of the General Assembly,   more

BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania, April 10 -- Bryn Mawr College issued the following statement on April 9, 2024, by Board Chair Cynthia Archer: * * * I am delighted to announce that the Bryn Mawr Board of Trustees has voted unanimously to elect Wendy Cadge, the dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, and Barbara Mandel Professor of the Humanistic Social Sciences at Brandeis University, as the 10th president of Bryn Mawr College. She will begin her term on July 1. Dr. Cadge stood out in an e  more

DENVER, Colorado, April 12 -- The Colorado House Democrats issued the following news release on April 11, 2024: House Speaker Julie McCluskie, Senate Minority Leader Paul Lundeen, House Assistant Majority Leader Jennifer Bacon, and Senator Rachel Zenzinger today introduced legislation that will update Colorado's outdated and inequitable school finance formula to increase funding for rural schools and at-risk students, special education, and English Language Learners. "Educational opportunities  more

ATHENS, West Virginia, April 12 -- Concord University issued the following news release: Concord University's Environmental Geosciences program will be hosting a public presentation about the Bluestone Dam at 12:00 noon on Tuesday, April 16th in room 400 of the Science building on Concord's Athens campus. The public is invited to attend this free lecture, and a virtual participation option via Zoom will also be available. Classroom teachers are especially invited to ask for the Zoom link to bri  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Rep. Madeleine Dean, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on April 11, 2024: This morning, President Biden announced a final rule implementing the background check requirements in the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act. The Department of Justice estimates that there are over 20,000 unlicensed sellers who are selling firearms through online advertisements, gun shows, and other means. Under the Biden Administration's rule, these sellers must become licensed fire  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release: Jamie Macedo, 22, of Washington, D.C., was indicted on charges of first degree murder while armed, attempted armed robbery, and firearms offenses in relation to the July 2023 shooting death of Maxwell Emerson, a visiting teacher, during a robbery that ended on a university campus in Northeast D.C., announced United States Attorney Matthew M. Graves. The indictment, filed on A  more

DAYTONA BEACH, Florida, April 12 -- Daytona State College issued the following news release: Daytona State College is launching a new apprenticeship program in Fall 2024 that will allow select school district employees in Volusia, Flagler and Brevard counties to pursue a career in teaching while continuing in their full-time positions. The program is supported through a $5 million statewide Pathways to Career Opportunities Grant aimed at designing a Grow Your Own Teacher Apprenticeship Progra  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06), Senator Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and Congresswoman Julia Brownley (CA-26) today reintroduced the Climate Change Education Act, which would establish a Climate Change Education Program within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to provide grants and technical assistance to state and local education agencies, institutions of higher learning, professio  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 (TNSres) -- Education Trust issued the following news release: * * * Three new publications discuss the importance of community engagement, share findings on families' experiences, suggest improvements to annual assessment reports * * * In recent years, the "parents' rights" movement has been employed by a vocal minority on the right to allow extremists to limit curriculum and books in classrooms, pitting parents against teachers and limiting instruction in ways that har  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following statement on April 10, 2024, by Secretary Miguel Cardona on the U.S. Department of Education Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Request: * * * Chairman Aderholt and Ranking Member DeLauro and distinguished Members of the Committee. I am pleased to join you today, and I am proud to testify on President Biden's fiscal year (FY) 2025 Budget Request for the Department of Education. As an educator and a father, I know that nothing u  more

SANTA CRUZ, California, April 12 -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news: By Stephanie Silva Most weekday mornings Tchad Sanger (Porter '93) can be found walking through the redwood trees and mist on the UC Santa Cruz campus. At this time of day, it's quiet and the sun is just starting to rise on the Monterey Bay and filter through tree branches and campus buildings. The walk, Tchad explains, is a ritual that sets the tone for his day, "It centers me. It rem  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The White House issued the following remarks on April 10, 2024, by First Lady Jill Biden at a spousal program event with Kishida Yuko, wife of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, as part of the official visit with Japan: * * * As a writing teacher, one of my favorite places in any building is the library. So, it's an honor to be able to welcome Mrs. Kishida - Yuko - and all of you to this beautiful space of learning and discovery. Because the ties that bind our nati  more

OLYMPIA, Washington, April 12 -- The Freedom Foundation issued the following news release: The U.S. Supreme Court will have several more chances this spring to stand up for its own landmark 2018 ruling in Janus v. AFSCME. The decision, which recognized that requiring government employees to join or pay dues to a labor union violates their First Amendment rights, is the subject of three appeals filed this week by the Freedom Foundation, a nationally recognized labor watchdog organization. "In   more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Rep. S. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, issued the following news: This morning, Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) congratulated Barren County High School students Carlie Sanders, Sara Thorpe and Leah Somerville who won first place in the KY-02 Congressional App Challenge. The students presented their app "ACHE" to Congressman Guthrie and others at the Congressional App Challenge's House of Code Science Fair held at the United States Capitol in D.C. Congressman Guthrie releas  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 12 -- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt issued the following news release on April 11, 2024: Learning technology company HMH today announced that three of its solutions have been honored in EdTech Digest's 2024 EdTech Cool Tool Awards. HMH Read 180 was named the winner in the literacy/reading category. HMH was also named a finalist for two of its integrated solutions - English 3D and HMH Math 180. Presented by EdTech Digest, the EdTech Awards recognize people for outstandin  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release on April 11, 2024: Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) today welcomed Congressman Kevin Kiley, a Republican representing California's 3rd Congressional District, to the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. "Congressman Kiley brings a range of valuable experience to the Committee, as a former teacher  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 12 -- The Illinois Senate Republicans issued the following news on April 11, 2024: With students from the Prairie School of DuPage watching remotely from their classroom in Wheaton, State Senator Seth Lewis (R-Bartlett) gained unanimous Senate approval on Thursday of a state symbol bill they worked on together. Through Lewis' Senate Bill 3514 (https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/billstatus.asp?DocNum=3514&GAID=17&GA=103&DocTypeID=SB&LegID=153215&SessionID=112), the Calvat  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, April 11 -- The Kentucky Board of Education issued the following news release: The Kentucky Board of Education (KBE) presented the 2024 Robinson Award for Diversity and Equity in Public Education to Emily Lehman, a 5th-grade educator for W.R. McNeill Elementary (Bowling Green Independent), at its April 10 meeting. Lehman said she is "grateful and humbled" to receive the 2024 Robinson Award. Each year, the KBE gives the Robinson Award to a Kentuckian or a Kentucky organiza  more

LEBANON, Illinois, April 12 -- McKendree University issued the following news release: McKendree University's new Paraprofessional+ Pathway program has recently gained certification from the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE), making it the very first institution of higher learning in the state to have an approved apprenticeship program for paraprofessionals who hope to become licensed teachers. McKendree was also the first university in the state to receive the Gateway Apprenticeship Gr  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, April 11 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * For two decades, MIT-Mexico has funded student internships and teaching, as well as faculty research collaborations. * * * By Lisa Capone, Office of the Vice Provost for International Activities, MIT Center for International Studies Favianna Colon Irizarry spent last summer at Tecnologico de Monterrey, working alongside Mexican biotechnology researchers to develop a biod  more

SYRACUSE, New York, April 11 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: The rapid rise of artificial intelligence presents a number of challenges for educators. A recent report from the Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT) looks at how teachers are balancing AI's potential with concerns over academic integrity in K-12 schools. Jing Lei Jing Lei is a professor at Syracuse University's School of Education who focuses on technology integration in schools. She answers some questions abo  more

NIAGARA FALLS, New York, April 12 -- Niagara University issued the following news: By Lisa McMahon Niagara University's master's degree program in literacy instruction now offers students greater flexibility for their careers by giving them professional skills and knowledge in both childhood and adolescent literacy development. Through course content and professional experiences, NU's teacher candidates will be prepared to teach literacy skills to students from birth to grade 12 in various edu  more

BELMONT, California, April 12 -- Notre Dame De Namur University issued the following news release: Notre Dame de Namur University (NDNU) is delighted to honor Tad Taube with the University's inaugural Indefatigable Award. The annual award, named for the vessel that carried six Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur from Belgium to the United States in 1844, is given to an individual whose body of work exemplifies the Sisters' "unflagging, inexhaustible determination to make the world a better place."   more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, April 12 -- The Oklahoma State Senate issued the following news release: Leaders and educators from the Senate and House Democratic Caucuses are calling on the Legislature to reject State Superintendent Ryan Walters' rules before the 2024 legislative session ends. With about a month and a half left in the session, there's still time for lawmakers to act. "We're hearing from our constituents who are very concerned about this attack on the local control of Oklahoma publi  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The Peace Corps has issued a rule (22 CFR Part 303), published in the Federal Register on April 11, 2024, entitled "Procedures for Disclosure of Information Under the Freedom of Information Act." The rule was issued by James Olin, FOIA and Privacy Officer. * * * SUMMARY: This final rule amends the regulations that the Peace Corps follows in processing requests under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to comply with the FOIA Improvement Act of 2016. These amendments  more

GENESEO, New York, April 12 -- The State University of New York's Geneseo Campus issued the following news: The Department of Physics & Astronomy at SUNY Geneseo was recently awarded a letter of commendation from the American Physical Society (APS) and the American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) for its "outstanding contributions to the education of future physics teachers." As noted in the commendation, Geneseo graduated five highly qualified physics teachers between the 2020-21 and 2  more

NORTH BRANCH, New Jersey, April 11 -- Raritan Valley Community College issued the following news release: In commemoration of Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day), the Institute of Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Raritan Valley Community College will present "Meaningful Moments and Holocaust Remembrance with Maud Dahme and NJEA teachers Tamara Beatty and Lisa Hann," May 2, from 7-8 p.m. The event is free of charge and open to the public. The program will feature an online panel discussio  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Rep. Jake Auchincloss, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Congressman Jake Auchincloss (D, MA-04) is announcing Newton's Sachiko Isihara as his guest for the Joint Meeting of Congress with Prime Minister Kishida Fumio. Sachiko serves as the Executive Director of the Suzuki School of Newton, a community arts non-profit organization with two main components: a Suzuki music program, and a full-day integrated arts preschool modeled on the Suzuki philosophy o  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) applauded President Biden's latest proposal to provide student debt relief to Americans across the country. If enacted, the plan would bring the number of borrowers who have seen some or all of their debt forgiven during the Biden-Harris Administration to more than 30 million. "When President Biden ran for office in 2020, he promised to use every to  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), the co-chair of the U.S.-Japan Caucus, and Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28), a longtime member of the Caucus, welcomed Bexar County Judge Peter Sakai and his wife, Mrs. Rachel Sakai, to Washington D.C. as their guests for Japanese Prime Minister Kishida's address to a joint meeting of Congress. The congressmen both represent the city of San Antonio, Texas, which h  more

HOUSTON, Texas, April 11 -- Rice University issued the following news release: Megan Reiter, an assistant professor of physics and astronomy at Rice University, has won a National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award to investigate the influence of neighboring stars on the formation of planets. The research funded by Reiter's five-year, $951,446 NSF grant will shed light on a phenomenon that could significantly impact our understanding of how planets are born. "By exploring the intricate i  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Bill would establish an education and grant program in NOAA to educate the next generation of climate leaders Bill Text (PDF) Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), chair of the Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Safety, and Representative Debbie Dingell (MI-12) today reintroduced the Climate Change Education Act, which would establish a Climate Chan  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, ranking member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news: U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) - members of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee - introduced the Honoring Veterans' Legacies and Burial Benefits Enhancements Act to improve memorialization and burial benefits for veterans and their families. This legislation would establish a nonprofit entity that would be able to accept pri  more

ST. BONAVENTURE, New York, April 12 (TNSres) -- St. Bonaventure University issued the following news release: An essay and a review by Mark Phillips, retired tutor and teacher with the St. Bonaventure Higher Education Opportunity Program, have been published in Notre Dame Magazine. His "A Spring We Once Knew" appears in the Spring 2024 print and online issues. His "What I'm Reading: Embrace Fearlessly the Burning World, Barry Lopez," is in an online edition of the magazine. The review and es  more

ST. BONAVENTURE, New York, April 12 (TNSres) -- St. Bonaventure University issued the following news release: Dr. Daekyun Oh, assistant professor of physical education, made two research presentations at the 2024 SHAPE America National Convention & Expo, held March 12-16 in Cleveland, Ohio. His first presentation, titled "Analyzing the Concerns and Potential of Integrating Sport into Physical Education," analyzed the complexities involved in assimilating sport into the physical education curr  more

ELLSWORTH AFB, South Dakota, April 11 -- The U.S. Air Force Ellsworth Air Force Base (28th Bomb Wing) issued the following news on April 9, 2024: By Airman 1st Class Brittany Kenney, 28th Bomb Wing Public Affairs Military children were celebrated in a Purple Carpet Roll Out event at Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, April 8, 2024. Now in its fourth year, the event was held at the Youth Program Center on base to kick off the Month of the Military Child, being the first of several events   more

HAIFA, Israel, April 12 -- The Technion - Israel Institute of Technology issued the following news: The A.M. Turing Award, also known as the "Nobel Prize of Computing," will be granted to Prof. Avi Wigderson, a graduate of the Henry and Marilyn Taub Faculty of Computer Science at the Technion and a researcher at the Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) in Princeton. The award is an annual prize given by the ACM - the American Association for Computing Machinery. In June 2023, Prof. Wigderson rec  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- The Aspen Institute issued the following news release on April 11, 2024: Planet Media, an initiative of the Aspen Institute's This Is Planet Ed<, has teamed up with the award-winning production company Encantos to support the creation of a new climate education series for pre-teens titled: "This is Cooler." The first episode will be featured on YouTube Kids and headlines iconic Miami-based recording artist Gloria Estefan. The video is expected to reach millions of viewer  more

SAN DIEGO, California, April 12 -- National University issued the following news: National University (NU)--a nonprofit Minority Serving Institution that serves more than 50,000 students annually through its degree programs and another 80,000 through its workforce and professional training programs--today announced an ambitious new pilot project designed to foster student belonging and support by tapping into the power of peer engagement, discussion and academic support. The effort is now under  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The World Bank Group issued a 74-page report in March 2024 entitled "Pacific Economic Update - Back on Track? The Imperative of Investing in Education." Here is an excerpt: Executive summary In 2023, growth in the Pacific islands (PIC-11) decelerated but remained robust at 5.5 percent--about two and a half times the long-term average. This followed an historically high growth rate of 9.1 percent in 2022 during the first year of post-pandemic recovery, led by Fiji. Mode  more

HANOVER, New Hampshire, April 12 (TNSres) -- Dartmouth College issued the following news: A composer, a poet, and an environmental anthropologist have received fellowships from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. Kui Dong, a professor of music; Vievee Francis, a professor of English and creative writing; and Laura Ogden, a professor of anthropology and special advisor to the provost on climate and sustainability, are among the 188 scientists, scholars, writers, and artists to win G  more

MACAU, China, April 12 -- The University of Macau issued the following news release: The fifth edition of the science outreach event on urban disaster and risk management for primary school students was held at the University of Macau (UM). Teachers, students and parents from nine Macao primary schools learned about urban disaster and risk management through laboratory visits, lectures by experts, science games, and works of science popularisation. The activities also enhanced the innovation ca  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, April 12 (TNSres) -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: A University of Kansas professor who teaches data storytelling has written new work about how embracing the idea that data is all around can be a new approach to teaching writing. Each semester, Christopher Etheridge, assistant professor of journalism & mass communications, hears students ask how much math will be involved in a class or suggest that they are not good with numbers. In a chapter for the ne  more

ALLIANCE, Ohio, April 12 (TNSres) -- The University of Mount Union issued the following news: Nursing students at the University of Mount Union took part in the CHE 115 Service Learning Project (SLP) at Washington Elementary School, where they performed and explained chemistry demonstrations to elementary students related to real-life medical or health science. Dr. Sheryl Mason, associate professor of chemistry, has been doing this project for several years and resuming in 2023 after taking a   more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, April 12 (TNSres) -- The University of Pittsburgh School of Education issued the following news: At the 2024 Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) Conference, University of Pittsburgh School of Education students, faculty, and alumni presented research and engaged in rich discourse about advancing global learning and fostering cross-cultural dialogue. Held in Miami, Florida on March 10-14, the 2024 CIES Conference centered around the theme "The Power   more

PORTSMOUTH, England, April 12 -- The University of Portsmouth issued the following news: The University's agreement with Odesa Polytechnic National University is focused on identifying ways the University can support its Ukrainian partner during the current Russian conflict. The results of research projects from the partnership agreement between the University of Portsmouth and Odesa Polytechnic National University have been presented at the UK-Ukraine Research Twinning Showcase and Networking  more

WESTCHESTER, England, April 12 (TNSres) -- The University of Winchester issued the following news release: The University of Winchester is hosting a two-day event for doctoral students focusing on ways they can develop their research skills and broaden their horizons beyond academia. The University's West Downs Centre (pictured) is the venue for the second GuildHE Research Doctoral Festival on 16-17 April, the flagship event of the research consortium for smaller and specialist universities.   more

CHICKASHA, Oklahoma, April 12 -- The University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma issued the following news on April 11, 2024: In a continued effort to address the state's workforce needs while maximizing resources, the University of Science & Arts of Oklahoma and Redlands Community College are expanding their partnership to provide greater career readiness support, increase the number of graduates with associate and bachelor's degrees, and grow the teacher pipeline. "We are excited to announce   more

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 12 (TNSres) -- Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on April 11, 2024: Governor Glenn Youngkin on Monday released a package of 242 budget amendments to find common ground with the General Assembly on a new, two-year budget. The proposed package eliminates all tax decreases and increases, includes a $21.3Bn record investment for K-12 education, and provides $3.2 billion in new spending on health and human resources. We can find Common Groun  more

BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky, April 12 -- Western Kentucky University issued the following news: Katrina Fjeld, a graduating senior in International Affairs and Arabic, is WKU's first Fulbright US Student Program grantee of the 2024-25 award year. Katrina has been awarded an English Teaching Assistantship for Jordan. The Fulbright US Student Program offers full funding for graduating seniors and recent graduates to spend an academic year abroad in English Teaching Assistantships (ETAs) or conductin  more