NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, April 20 (TNSres) -- Yale University issued the following news: By Lisa Prevost When the United States claimed sovereignty over a handful of overseas territories around the turn of the 20th century, object lessons in American patriotism followed straight away. The American flag was immediately raised above schoolhouses and government buildings. Postage stamps and money were reprinted with images of American symbols and heroes. National iconography appeared nearly every  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Rep. Drew Ferguson, R-Georgia, chairman of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security, issued the following news release: The Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee heard testimony from Social Security experts about how the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO) unfairly harm many public servants while allowing others to receive overly generous benefits. Witnesses identified how the outdated formulas used to calculate   more

NEW YORK, April 19 -- The National Association of Scholars posted the following news release: The Civics Alliance and Freedom in Education have published Constitution Week Lesson Plans: For High School Teachers, written by Jonathan Burack (MindSparks). Constitution Week is designed for Grade 12 civics or United States history courses and leads students through a week-long discussion of the United States Constitution. The lesson plans seek to further students' understanding of the debates that c  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 (TNSres) -- The Human Rights Campaign issued the following news release: * * * "Ryan Walters on X: A Platform for Hate, Ignorance, and Self-Indulgence" reveals how Walters spends far more time uplifting anti-LGBTQ+, anti-teacher rhetoric and boosting his own personal brand than uplifting the students and schools he was elected to serve. * * * A new report from the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the largest LGBTQ+ rights organization in the country, reveals new details of h  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety issued the following written testimony by Steve Day, principal of Cherry Creek Innovation Campus, on behalf of the Cherry Creek School District, involving a hearing on March 12, 2024, entitled "Youth Apprenticeships: Building Partnerships, Strengthening Career Pathways": * * * Good afternoon, Chair Hickenlooper, Ranking Member Braun, and members of the subcommittee, my name   more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) issued a statement after the Biden administration's Department of Education published a final rule, which impacts Title IX and women and girls across the country. The Department of Education is working on a separate effort to allow biological men to compete in women's sports. The Title IX ruling that was published today does not directly address athletic progr  more