PHOENIX, Arizona, April 13 -- Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne issued the following news release: State schools chief Tom Horne criticized Governor Katie Hobbs' veto of a bill he supported that would allow local districts and charters to set a policy restricting the use of mobile devices while students are in class. He pointed out that under the bill, local school authorities would set policies to accomplish that goal. Horne stated, "Anyone with a minimum of empathy would  more

RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas, April 13 (TNSres) -- Arkansas Tech University issued the following news: Arkansas Tech University's Dr. Christine Austin has assisted the Kosovo Accreditation Agency in developing and completing a document designed to aid the Republic of Kosovo in establishing best practices in higher education. The document is entitled "Thematic Analysis of Processes Involved in Accrediting/Reaccrediting Study Programs: A Three-Year Review of Accreditation Processes for a Study Program  more

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- The U.S. Army News Service issued the following news on April 12, 2024: By Jonathan Austin The Army and a Minnesota Service Cooperative have formalized a 10-year renewable partnership to sustain garrisons across the nation. In a Pentagon signing ceremony on Wednesday, April 10, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy and Environment Rachel Jacobson said she was excited to partner with Sourcewell, the Minnesota local unit of government that provides co  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, April 13 -- The Missouri State Board of Education issued the following news release on April 12, 2024: Today, Governor Michael L. Parson appointed two new members to the State Board of Education (State Board), Tawni Hunt Ferrarini, Ph.D. (St. Charles), and Thomas G. Prater, M.D. (Springfield). Dr. Ferrarini and Dr. Prater are now subject to confirmation by the Missouri Senate in the coming weeks. "Tawni and Tom are clearly engaged in the education community and commit  more

HAMILTON, Ontario, April 13 -- McMaster University issued the following Q&A on April 12, 2024, with Jaclyn Desforges, award-winning Hamilton writer and the 2023-2024 Mabel Pugh Taylor Writer in Residence: By Sara Laux Jaclyn Desforges, an award-winning Hamilton writer and the 2023-2024 Mabel Pugh Taylor Writer in Residence, will be wrapping up her residency at the end of April. The Mabel Pugh Taylor Writer in Residence program is an annual partnership between the Faculty of Humanities' depar  more

HELENA, Montana, April 13 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release on April 12, 2024: Today, Governor Greg Gianforte announced the following appointments: Board of Veterans' Affairs * Chauncey Parker, Box Elder: A veteran of the Montana Army National Guard and a Carroll College graduate, Parker serves as the Executive Director of the Great Plains Veterans Services Center and is the Post Commander for American Legion Post 67. His term will run through August 1, 2025  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) this week introduced a resolution calling out the attacks on LGBTQI+ students in schools and urging communities across the country to demand equal educational opportunities, basic civil rights, and freedom from erasure for all students in K-12 schools. "Every child deserves to feel safe at school," said Senator Schatz. "As attacks against LGBTQI+ students are on the rise acr  more

REGINA, Saskatchewan, April 13 -- The University of Regina issued the following news release: The University of Regina and Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) recognized the accomplishments of four outstanding Indigenous students at the RBC Neekaneewak Leadership Initiative Awards at a ceremony today at the U of R. The Neekaneewak (which loosely translates from Cree to they are leading) Leadership Initiative is an Elder-based leadership program run by the ta-tawaw Student Centre at the U of R. The init  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 13 -- The Virginia Department of Education issued the following news release: Avanti Kollaram Yamamoto, a mathematics teacher at Hanover County Public Schools' Atlee High School, has been named the 2025 Virginia Regional Teacher of the Year (Region 1) by the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE). Yamamoto has served as a teacher and mentor for more than 10 years, eight of which have been at Atlee High School. "Mrs. Yamamoto challenges every one of her students to no  more