ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Dec. 24 -- AASA, The School Superintendents Association, issued the following statement: * * * Daniel A. Domenech, executive director of AASA, The School Superintendents Association, issued the following statement in response to the nomination of Connecticut Education Commissioner Miguel Cardona to be the next Education Secretary. "As we head into the new year and a new Congress, the nation's public schools and the 50 million students they serve continue to operate in an  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- The American Federation of Teachers issued the following news release: American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten and AFT Connecticut President Jan Hochadel issued the following statement after President-elect Joe Biden nominated Miguel A. Cardona to be the next U.S. secretary of education: The AFT's Weingarten said: "Miguel Cardona is not just a proud product of public schools--he's made strengthening public education and fighting for equity his life's w  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- The Alliance for Automotive Innovation issued the following news release: The Alliance for Automotive Innovation (Auto Innovators) Monday applauded the release of the Transportation & Climate Initiative (TCI) memorandum of understanding (MOU). The cap-and-invest program aims to reduce the transport sector's GHG emissions 26 percent by 2032 and could generate $300 million per year to invest in low-carbon transportation. This type of market-based policy can increase vehicle  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Dec. 24 -- The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages issued the following news release: ACTFL applauds President-elect Joe Biden on his nomination of Dr. Miguel Cardona, the current Commissioner of Education in Connecticut, as the next Secretary of Education. Dr. Cardona has a proven track record in Connecticut as an elementary school teacher, a principal, an assistant superintendent, and as the state's top education official. At 28, he became Connecticut'  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- The American Lung Association issued the following statement on Dec. 21 by President and CEO Harold Wimmer in response to the release of the Transportation and Climate Initiative Memorandum of Understanding signed by the governors of Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island and the mayor of Washington: "The American Lung Association applauds the governors of Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island and the mayor of Washington, D.C., for their commitment today to col  more

BETHESDA, Maryland, Dec. 23 -- The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists issued the following news release on Dec. 22: Hartford Healthcare's first shipment of COVID-19 vaccine arrived Monday, Dec. 14, and pharmacists are helping to administer the vaccine to the Connecticut health system's frontline workers. "We're excited to be able to have pharmacists participating in giving these vaccines and really playing a huge role," said System Pharmacy Clinical Manager Colleen Teevan. "We have   more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Dec. 24 -- Career Education Colleges and Universities issued the following statement: * * * Career Education Colleges and Universities (CECU) President and CEO, Dr. Jason Altmire, issued the following statement following President-Elect Joe Biden's decision to nominate Connecticut Education Commissioner Miguel Cardona as the next U.S. Secretary of Education. "All of us at CECU congratulate Commissioner Cardona on his appointment. "Given his long and distinguished career  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- The Council of Chief State School Officers issued the following statement: * * * The Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) Chief Executive Officer Carissa Moffat Miller released the following statement on reports that Dr. Miguel A. Cardona, Connecticut education commissioner, will be nominated as U.S. Secretary of Education. "I am thrilled to hear that President-Elect Biden plans to nominate Miguel A. Cardona, a state education chief who has dedicated his caree  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 -- The Center for American Progress issued the following statement on Dec. 23 by Mara Rudman, executive vice president for policy: * * * Following President-elect Joe Biden's nomination on Tuesday of Connecticut Education Commissioner Miguel Cardona to be U.S. secretary of education, Mara Rudman, executive vice president for Policy at the Center for American Progress, released the following statement: "President-elect Biden's nomination of Miguel Cardona for secretary of e  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- The Center for Education Reform issued the following statement on Dec. 22: * * * Jeanne Allen, the founder and CEO of the Center for Education Reform (CER), a national leader in the fight to achieve educational excellence in the United States, today issued the following statement about President-Elect Biden's decision to nominate Miguel Cardona as U.S. Secretary of Education. President-Elect Joe Biden's choice of Connecticut Commissioner of Education, Miguel Cardona, is  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 22 (TNSRes) -- Ceres, a non-profit organization that is mobilizing many of the world's largest companies and investors to take stronger action on climate change, water scarcity and other global sustainability challenges, issued the following news release on Dec. 21: Leaders from four jurisdictions announced today a groundbreaking, bipartisan agreement to reduce vehicle pollution, improve air quality and modernize state transportation systems. Connecticut, Massachus  more

LONDON, England, Dec. 23 -- The Climate Group issued the following news release on Dec. 21: Governors from Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Mayor of Washington D.C. formally sign on to the Transportation and Climate Initiative (TCI) Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to cut emissions and build a greener future. Eight Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, and Southeast states also issued a statement stating their continued involvement in developing TCI while also pursuing state specific initiat  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Dec. 24 -- The Council for Exceptional Children issued the following statement by President Jennifer Lesh: * * * "I applaud President-elect Biden on his selection of Connecticut Education Commissioner Miguel Cardona for Secretary of Education. "Dr. Cardona has committed his career to public education, from teaching to leading at the school, district, and state levels- experiences that will guide his work at the Department. "Dr. Cardona has a strong commitment to equity  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 23 -- Educators for Excellence issued the following news release on Dec. 22: Educators for Excellence, a teacher-led organization that seeks to elevate the voices of teachers in education policy, today congratulated Miguel A. Cardona on his likely nomination as the United States secretary of education. "Dr. Cardona faces a tremendous challenge in planning a return to in-person classes and helping students recover from learning loss, but having seen his efforts as commissioner o  more

MYSTIC, Connecticut, Dec. 23 -- Mystic Aquarium issued the following news release: Seven critically endangered Kemp's ridley turtles recently arrived at Mystic Aquarium's Animal Rescue Program. The turtles, which were rescued in Massachusetts, are the first to receive care at the Milne Ocean Science and Conservation Center since the Animal Rescue Program officially resumed operation on November 19. The Kemp's ridley turtle is listed as critically endangered by the International Union for Conse  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 22 -- Environment America issued the following news release: Governors from Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut along with the mayor of Washington, D.C., signed onto the landmark Transportation and Climate Initiative Program (TCI-P) Monday. The regional program, which aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic, will invest in clean transportation projects, including zero emission electric vehicles, expanded public tran  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Education Reform Now issued the following statement on Dec. 22 by National President Shavar Jeffries: * * * Education Reform Now National President Shavar Jeffries released the following statement today in response to the nomination of Connecticut Commissioner of Education Dr. Miguel Cardona as the next U.S. Secretary of Education. "ERN congratulates Commissioner Cardona on his nomination as the next U.S. Secretary of Education. Dr. Cardona has distinguished himself as   more

NORWALK, Connecticut, Dec. 22 -- The Financial Accounting Standards Board issued the following news release on Dec. 21: The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) today issued a proposed Accounting Standards Update (ASU) intended to provide an accounting alternative that would reduce the complexity for certain private companies and not-for-profit organizations when performing the goodwill triggering event evaluation. Stakeholders are encouraged to review and provide comment on the proposed  more

NORWALK, Connecticut, Dec. 22 (TNSPer) -- The Financial Accounting Foundation issued the following news release on Dec. 21: The Financial Accounting Foundation (FAF) Board of Trustees, today announced the appointment of new members to the Financial Accounting Standards Advisory Council (FASAC). The FAF Trustees also reappointed 26 FASAC members for additional one-year terms. The FASAC advises the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) on strategic and technical issues, project priorities,  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Dec. 22 (TNSRep) -- The Connecticut Health Foundation issued the following news release: Much of what influences health happens outside the medical care system, but issues such as whether a patient has enough to eat, a safe place to live, or reliable transportation are not typically recorded in medical records or addressed during medical visits. Saint Mary's Hospital in Waterbury will pilot ways to better identify and address patients' needs with a grant from the Connecti  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Higher Learning Advocates issued the following statement on Dec. 22: * * * Higher Learning Advocates congratulates Miguel Cardona, President-elect Biden's nominee for Secretary of Education in the incoming administration. Executive Director Julie Peller made the following statement regarding the announcement of his nomination: "Higher Learning Advocates looks forward to working with Miguel Cardona on behalf of today's students in college over the coming years. "We are  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Dec. 24 -- The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities issued the following statement: * * * The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) has released the following statement on the nomination by President-elect Joe Biden of Miguel Cardona, Ed.D., for Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education (ED). As Connecticut's first Latino commissioner of education, Miguel Cardona brings substantial knowledge of minority communities to this national leade  more

KILLINGLY, Connecticut, Dec. 23 -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on Dec. 22: The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP), tasked with protecting the state's waterways and environment, issued a draft determination approving the water quality certification for a pipeline that would fuel the controversial Killingly fracked gas plant. The proposed 2.8 mile pipeline would tear through vital wetlands and streams, including a native brook trout stream,   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 -- The National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials Educational Fund issued the following statement on Dec. 22: * * * The National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) today released the following statement from CEO Arturo Vargas following President-elect Joe Biden's intention to nominate Connecticut Education Commissioner Dr. Miguel Cardona to serve as the next Secretary of Education: "NALEO congratulates Connecticut Education Co  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Dec. 23 -- The National School Boards Association issued the following joint news on Dec. 21 with Connecticut Association of Boards of Education: In response to the nomination of Dr. Miguel Cardona as Secretary of Education, the National School Boards Association (NSBA) and Connecticut Association of Boards of Education (CABE) issued the following statements: Anna Maria Chavez, Executive Director and CEO of the National School Boards Association (NSBA): "We are pleased t  more

NEWTOWN, Connecticut, Dec. 23 -- The National Shooting Sports Foundation issued the following news release: Project ChildSafe(R) Foundation has launched an exciting Sweepstakes to raise funds in support of the National Shooting Sports Foundation(R)'s Project ChildSafe program, which works to prevent firearms accidents and misuse by promoting safe handling of firearms and secure storage when not in use. The Sweepstakes features a variety of prizes contestants could win by making a "qualifying d  more

NEWTOWN, Connecticut, Dec. 25 (TNSRep) -- The National Shooting Sports Foundation issued the following news release on Dec. 23: NSSF(R), the trade association for the firearm industry, reports that late today the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) rescinded its Notice of "Objective Factors for Classifying Weapons with Stabilizing Braces" that was published just last week. NSSF had been engaging with manufacturers, distributors, retailers, as well as policymakers to highlight concerns  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Dec. 23 -- The New Jersey School Boards Association issued the following statement on Dec. 22: * * * Dr. Lawrence S. Feinsod, New Jersey School Boards Association executive director, today issued the following statement on President-Elect Biden's anticipated nomination of Connecticut Commissioner of Education Miguel Cardona as U.S. Secretary of Education. "With his selection of Miguel Cardona to serve as U.S. Secretary of Education, President-Elect Biden has tapped a life  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 22 (TNSRep) -- The U.S. Public Interest Research Group issued the following news release: Governors from Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut along with the mayor of Washington, D.C., signed onto the landmark Transportation and Climate Initiative Program (TCI-P) Monday. The regional program, which aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic, will invest in clean transportation projects, including zero emission electric v  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- The Sierra Club issued the following statement: * * * Following Congresswoman Nita Lowey's retirement announcement, House Democrats elected Representative Rosa DeLauro to take her place as Chair of the House Appropriations Committee. Congresswoman Lowey became the first woman to lead the House Appropriations Committee in January of 2019, and has since been a leading figure in all government spending negotiations. Representative DeLauro has served in Congress for 30 yea  more

OAKLAND, California, Dec. 23 -- The Sierra Club issued the following statement: * * * Four jurisdictions - Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Washington, DC - have signed onto a final memorandum of understanding for the Transportation and Climate Initiative Program (TCI-P), a cap-and-invest program for reducing transportation emissions in the Northeast. Eight other states - Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Vermont, Pennsylvania and Virginia - signed a state  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 -- The American Council on Education issued the following statement by President Ted Mitchell: * * * "We congratulate Dr. Miguel A. Cardona on his nomination to be secretary of education and applaud President-elect Biden's choice for this vital role. "As a teacher, principal, and Connecticut Commissioner of Education, he has demonstrated an unflagging dedication to his students and community and been a committed advocate for increasing educational access, equity, and comp  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Education Trust issued the following statement on Dec. 22: * * * John B. King Jr., president and CEO for The Education Trust issued the following statement: "I am pleased that President-Elect Joe Biden is nominating Miguel Cardona as U.S. Secretary of Education. As an English learner and a first-generation college student, his personal story is inspiring and reflective of the lived experiences of many students. "Miguel's leadership in Connecticut demonstrates a deep co  more