WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The American Constitution Society issued the following news release: The American Constitution Society is pleased to announce Miriam Seifter, Professor of Law, Co-Director of the State Democracy Research Initiative, and Rowe Faculty Fellow in Regulatory Law at the University of Wisconsin Law School, has been selected to receive the 2024 Ruth Bader Ginsburg Scholar Award (https://www.acslaw.org/get-involved/awards-and-competitions/ruth-bader-ginsburg-scholar-award/). The  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The American Federation of Teachers issued the following statement on April 16, 2024: * * * AFT President Randi Weingarten issued the following statement after the Biden-Harris administration released draft rules (https://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/biden-harris-administration-releases-first-set-draft-rules-provide-debt-relief-millions-borrowers) providing relief to borrowers hamstrung by runaway interest, those who've made decades of repayments and several other cat  more

SYDNEY, Nova Scotia, April 17 -- Cape Breton University issued the following news: CBU's Centre for Health, Wellness and Extended Learning, in partnership with Nova Scotia Health, recently hosted a student pitch event featuring students with innovative ideas to support healthy people and communities. The call for presenters was open to CBU students and recent graduates as well as those from Nova Scotia Community College. With training and mentorship from CBU's Island Sandbox, students presented  more

DARWIN, Australia, April 17 -- Charles Darwin University issued the following news: A new generation of thinkers and innovators will get a taste of what it's like to study Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) alongside real academics in the second year of a Charles Darwin University (CDU) mentoring program. This week students from Casuarina Senior College toured the University's Casuarina campus science and technology facilities for the beginning of CDU and Inspired NT's St  more

COLUMBUS, Georgia, April 17 -- Columbus State University issued the following news: President Stuart Rayfield has approved the promotion and/or tenure of 16 members of the Columbus State University faculty--granted in recognition of their commitment to teaching, scholarship and service. Their new appointments will begin with the 2024-25 academic year. GRANTED TENURE * Patricia Anafi, Department of Kinesiology & Health Professions, College of Education & Health Professions * David Kieran, Dep  more

CINCINNATI, Ohio, April 17 -- Cincinnati Public Schools issued the following news: Cincinnati Public Schools (CPS) and the University of Cincinnati (UC) are proud to announce an exciting program to revolutionize access to higher education for CPS students. The collaborative effort introduces the College Innovation Pathway, a College Credit Plus (CCP) program enabling students to earn an associate degree at the same time as their high school diploma, saving money and earning credits toward their  more

DALLAS, Texas, April 17 -- The Dallas Independent School District issued the following news release: Ismael E., a senior at the School of Science and Engineering (SEM) at Yvonne A. Ewell Townview Center, recently secured a $40,000 scholarship from the Amazon Future Leaders Program to pursue a degree in computer science. An enthusiastic problem solver, he is eager to further develop his skills in this field. "Words can't describe how happy I am. That's a lot of money and I'm excited for the int  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 17 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Education Activity issued the following news release: The Department of Defense Education Activity Americas region is pleased to announce the 2025 District Teachers of the Year for the Mid-Atlantic and Southest districts. Congratulations to both of these educators, who are now in the running for DoDEA Teacher of the Year. Mid-Atlantic District Dr. Erica Edwards Heroes Elementary School Dr. Erica Edwards, a distinguished thir  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Education Trust issued the following news release: On Friday, April 12, 2024, the Texas State Board of Education (SBOE) approved a number of new standards adopted by the State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) to better prepare aspiring Texas teachers regardless of their pathway into the profession. Among the approved changes is the creation of an "Enhanced Standard Certificate" to be awarded to candidates who complete a high-quality, yearlong teacher residency rou  more

SEATTLE, Washington, April 17 -- Educational Testing Service issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: Today, TeachAI, an initiative led by Code.org, ETS, the International Society of Technology in Education, Khan Academy, and the World Economic Forum, announced the launch of a groundbreaking resource for education leaders and policymakers around the world - Foundational Policy Ideas for AI in Education. The development of this resource was led by AASA, CCSSO, Code.org, CoSN, COSSBA,  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 15 -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: During the Spring Faculty Assembly on April 11, Chancellor Daniel Diermeier and Faculty Senate Chair Andrea Capizzi presented awards to 10 faculty members who made a significant impact through scholarship, research, creative expression, service, teaching or mentoring. Capizzi, associate professor of the practice and director of undergraduate studies in the Department of Special Education at Peabody College, welc  more

SAN ANGELO, Texas, April 17 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: By Airman James Salellas, 17th Training Wing Public Affairs Angelo State University hosted the 2024 Youth Cybersecurity Workshop and Expo on April 5th. The expo connects teachers, parents, and students with leaders in cybersecurity and education programs. This year, U.S. Air Force Col. Christopher Corbett, 17th Training Wing deputy commander, was invited to speak to attendees. Cor  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee and Ranking Member of the Interior-Environment Appropriations Subcommittee, announced significant investments for Alaskans for the Fiscal Year 2024 appropriations package. The final package passed on March 23rd, 2024. Alaskans have expressed their appreciation for Senator Murkowski's work to deliver these strategica  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, April 17 -- The Indiana University McKinney School of Law issued the following news release: Jimmie L. McMillian, J.D. '02, will deliver the address to graduating students at IU McKinney's graduation recognition ceremony on May 8. The event will take place at Murat Theater at the Old National Centre. McMillian is senior corporate counsel and chief diversity officer of Penske Entertainment, a subsidiary of Penske Corporation. In those capacities, he provides legal counsel  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, April 17 -- The Kentucky Board of Education issued the following news release: The Kentucky Senate approved Robbie Fletcher, Ed.D., to be the Commonwealth's next commissioner of education. Following a meeting with the Senate Education Committee on April 12, the Kentucky Senate approved Fletcher's nomination on April 15. "I am honored and humbled to serve as Kentucky's new education commissioner on July 1," said Fletcher. "I am grateful for the Senate's faith in my ability  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Darin LaHood, R-Illinois, issued the following news release: On Saturday, Congressman Darin LaHood (IL-16) hosted his annual art competition reception and announced the winners of the 2024 16th Congressional District Art Competition. The Congressional Art Competition is an annual opportunity to showcase artistic high schoolers in central and northern Illinois.This was Congressman LaHood's 9th Congressional Art show, which was hosted this year at the Peoria Riverfron  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 (TNSres) -- The National Geographic Society issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: * * * 35 Educators to Embark on Expeditions Around the World for Professional Learning and Educational Experience of a Lifetime. * * * Today, Lindblad Expeditions and the National Geographic Society proudly announce the 2024 Grosvenor Teacher Fellowship cohort, which consists of 35 educators aligned with both companies' commitment to shaping the next generation of planetary s  more

PORTLAND, Maine, April 17 (TNSres) -- Maine Policy Institute issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: Maine Policy Institute released a report today authored by Research Fellow Jonah Davids on the decline of Maine's K-12 education system from 1984-2022. This analysis details how students in Maine went from among America's top performers to its lowest. In the 1990s, Maine students consistently ranked first or second on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) in math a  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 (TNSres) -- The Managed Funds Association issued the following news release: * * * New data also shows private credit funds provided over $1 trillion to American businesses of all sizes -- 40% increase from 2022 * * * Pensions, foundations, and endowments in all 50 states invested nearly $1.3 trillion with hedge funds, according to new 2023 data from MFA's educational campaign, Investing in Opportunity. The data also shows that private credit funds provided American busi  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 17 (TNSres) -- McGraw-Hill Education issued the following news release: * * * Survey of K-12 and higher education instructors from 19 countries provides insight into global education, the obstacles students face and the role of technology in helping teachers adapt * * * According to a new report from leading global education company McGraw Hill, educators believe the biggest obstacles to student success in school are tied to challenges outside the classroom, including m  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, April 17 -- Gov. Roy Cooper, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: Today, Governor Roy Cooper visited Dorothy B. Johnson Pre-K Center as part of "The Year of Public Schools" education tour. The Governor was joined by teachers, students, local education leaders and local elected officials as he highlighted the outstanding work being done at the Dorothy B. Johnson Pre-K Center and New Hanover County Schools and the ways that public educati  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: Most public school leaders, 92 percent, indicated at least some level of concern about their students meeting academic standards, according to new data from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), the statistical center within the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences (IES). In addition, 80 percent  more

ALBANY, New York, April 16 -- The New York Immigration Coalition issued the following news release on April 15, 2024: Impacted New Yorkers and allies from across the state rallied in Albany today to call out elected leaders who have made dangerous and dehumanizing anti-immigrant statements. They demanded the passage of several bills that will provide real community safety for all, regardless of immigration status. Directly impacted community members, advocates and legislators rejected the divi  more

SCHENECTADY, New York, April 17 -- The New York State Nurses Association issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: On Tuesday, April 16 hundreds of NYSNA nurses and allies held an informational picket to sound the alarm on patient care at Ellis Medicine. Ellis nurses were joined on the picket line by NYSNA president Nancy Hagans, RN, BSN, CCRN, and fellow capital region NYSNA nurses from Albany Medical Center and Nathan Littauer Hospital as well as allies from the Capital District Ar  more

BELMONT, California, April 17 -- Notre Dame De Namur University issued the following news release: Notre Dame de Namur University (NDNU), the third oldest college in California, will celebrate its 172nd Commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 4, 2024, conferring degrees and credentials on 80 graduates. This year's keynote speaker is Sister Joan (Rosemary) Burke. Sr. Joan joined the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1962. After graduation from College of Notre Dame (now Notre Dame de Namur Unive  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, April 16 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: An agricultural engineer in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences is embarking on research to explore using plant-based materials for 3D printing, thanks to support from the U.S. National Science Foundation. Stephen Chmely, assistant professor of agricultural and biological engineering, has received a $625,255 Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award from the agency to spearhead t  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 17 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection issued the following news release: The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is honoring 22 projects completed by schools, businesses, and community organizations around the state with 2024 Governor's Awards for Environmental Excellence. "This year's Environmental Excellence honorees showcase the innovative ways we can protect our environment and shape a more sustainable future her  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 15 -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: Ilana Horn Bethany Rittle-Johnson Chezare Warren Mariah Harmon Following Ilana Horn's selection earlier this year as a Fellow of the American Educational Research Association, she was inducted on Friday, April 12, at the AERA 2024 annual meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. "At the heart of Lani's work is a sincere desire to improve mathematics education for all students, especially for tho  more

NEW YORK, April 16 (TNSres) -- PEN America issued the following news release: The number of individual books banned by schools is soaring to a record level, according to a new PEN America report Banned in the USA: Narrating the Crisis. The report documents over 4,000 instances of book banning during the first half of the current school year - more than in the entire previous 2022-2023 school year. The report, which examines book bans from July to December 2023, details book bans in 52 public s  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 17 -- The Pennsylvania Bar Association issued the following news release: The Pennsylvania Bar Association (PBA) Business Law Section will present its annual Professor Louis Del Duca Memorial Award in Business Law to nine Pennsylvania law students at an awards breakfast during the PBA Annual Meeting on May 10 in Hershey. Instituted in 2019, the award honors the memory of Louis Del Duca, an active member and officer of the section who was an attorney, teacher, me  more

MAHWAH, New Jersey, April 17 (TNSres) -- Ramapo College issued the following news release: U.S. Marine Corps Captain Everett Leland Yager died in a military training exercise in July of 1951. All of his remains were recovered in the Riverside County, California area and buried in Palmyra, Missouri, or at least thought to have been. Fast forward years later to a child who wanted to build a rock collection, and increased said collection by one during a scavenging exploration, presumably in Arizon  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: Today, U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, met with Alyssandra Abrenica, a Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipient from Illinois who moved to America from the Philippines when she was four years old. Ms. Abrenica is currently pursuing a career in psychiatry as a resident at   more

PINE BLUFF, Arkansas, April 17 (TNSres) -- The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff issued the following news: The American Educational Research Association (AERA) accepted the research proposal titled "Developing Teaching Candidates' Self-Efficacy Through Cross-Cultural Strategies," submitted by Dr. Kimberley Davis, Dean/Associate Professor of the School of Education at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB), UAPB Associate Professor Dr. William Torrence, and Shippensburg University o  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 16 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: Students participated in the Digital Wellness Symposium at U-M North Quad. Image credit: Michigan Photography Sixth grader Sara Bergman confesses she spends a significant amount of time watching reels--and enjoys it, like most kids her age. Once she starts scrolling through the short videos, stopping is challenging. "When I am in the car, I think I will just watch a couple of YouTube shorts before I get som  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 16 -- Trevecca Nazarene University issued the following news: Trevecca Nazarene University has introduced a new pathway for aspiring teachers who are entering education from other professions: a fully online option in the Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program. The Master of Arts in teaching offers an initial licensure for the state of Tennessee in elementary education (K-5) or secondary education (6-12) for anyone who already has a bachelor's degree in another fi  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, April 17 -- Trinity University issued the following news: By Jeremiah Gerlach Trinity University chemistry professor Rebecca Rapf, Ph.D., wants to shine a light on environmental pollutants. Literally. Rapf has just been named a 2024 Cottrell Scholar, receiving a national-level award of $120,000 from the Research Corporation for Science Advancement (RCSA). Her proposed project for the award, which will examine how chemistry of environmentally relevant pollutants changes at  more

MACAU, China, April 17 -- The University of Macau issued the following news release: The Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) of the University of Macau (UM) organised a two-day workshop titled 'Understanding Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Medicine' for more than 20 science teachers from Yuet Wah College. As part of FHS's training programmes for in-service teachers, the workshop aimed to enhance the teachers' professional knowledge and broaden their horizons. At the workshop, Poon Chue  more

EDMONTON, Alberta, April 17 (TNSres) -- The University of Alberta issued the following news release: A University of Alberta study suggests that setting constructive boundaries with -- not barring -- cell phones for youngsters in schools, and at home, will help curb problematic use down the road. "I think if people understand the impact that these devices have on kids -- which are mostly in my opinion negative for this age group -- more can and should be done to think about the necessity of a   more

BRISTOL, England, April 17 (TNSres) -- The University of Bristol issued the following news release: * * * Research shows schools have increasingly stepped in as a fourth emergency service and are now the biggest source of charitable food and household aid for families struggling with the cost-of-living crisis. * * * The working paper, led by the University of Bristol, reveals there are more than 4,000 school-based food banks in primary and secondary schools across England, which equates to o  more

EXETER, England, April 17 (TNSres) -- The University of Exeter issued the following news: A proposed vision to redevelop the University of Exeter's St Luke's Campus over the next 50 years will soon be open for public view. The ambitious long term vision is designed to enhance the University's local and global reputation as world-leading for health and wellbeing research and education. In November 2023, the University invited colleagues, students, strategic partners and members of the local com  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, April 17 (TNSres) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: When people think of structural engineering perils, they tend to imagine big-city bridges, skyscrapers and the like, but rural America has key vulnerabilities that could cause major economic upheaval regionally and even nationally. A University of Nebraska-Lincoln researcher is focusing on a specific piece of structural engineering so ubiquitous across rural America, they are ba  more

MOBILE, Alabama, April 17 (TNSres) -- The University of South Alabama issued the following news release: For an afternoon of testing at a firing range north of Mobile, a group of University of South Alabama seniors brought a truckload of equipment including a thermal camera, a military-grade box, $518 worth of aluminum-carbon honeycomb and a nifty cartridge heater that can quickly ramp up to 1,200 degrees Fahrenheit. But it was a simple loose wire on a $3 battery box that produced the first hi  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, April 17 -- The University of St. Thomas issued the following news: A traditional college professor is a "sage on the stage," which is a wise scholar who imparts the necessary knowledge - usually via a "chalk and talk" lecture - for their students to transform into competent professionals and well-rounded human beings. At the University of St. Thomas, faculty lean toward being a "guide on the side." This is a skilled coach who uses active learning, encourages critical think  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The U.S. Agency for International Development issued the following remarks on April 16, 2024, by Administrator Samantha Power at the Global Education Conference: * * * ADMINISTRATOR SAMANTHA POWER: I told LeAnna [Marr] before this, she may have gotten through her remarks okay, but none of the rest of us did. Just always so much heart and soul, and so humble, and reflective of the work of others when LeAnna, herself, is such an incredible leader. I'm going to come back t  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 17 -- The Virginia Education Association issued the following news release: Each year, the Virginia Education Association salutes General Assembly members who truly step up on behalf of public schools, students, and educators. For their excellent work in this year's session, the VEA Legislative Committee has chosen nine Legislative Champions, four Legislative Rookies of the Year, and two Legislators of the Year. The 2024 honorees are: Legislative Champions: * Delegat  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 17 -- The Virginia Education Association issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: Carol Bauer, an elementary school teacher from York County, has been elected by delegates to the 2024 Virginia Education Association Delegate Assembly to serve as the organization's new president. After serving as VEA's vice president since 2020, she will begin a two-year term on August 1. "I am here today because of the many educators who found purpose and who have fought im  more