DES MOINES, Iowa, March 28 -- Des Moines Public Schools issued the following news release: DMPS is welcoming William Givens as the new Director of Custodial Services. Givens is responsible for leading the team that maintains healthy and safe spaces for our 30,000 students and nearly 5,000 employees in almost 70 buildings. Givens comes to Des Moines with more than 25 years of experience in K-12 facilities management. Most recently he worked at Columbia College in Columbia, MO, as a director of   more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, March 27 -- The Florida Auditor General released the following financial and federal single audit (No. 2024-168) on March 22, 2024, involving Flagler County District School Board. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY OF REPORT ON FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Our audit disclosed that the basic financial statements of the Flagler County District School Board (District) were presented fairly, in all material respects, in accordance with prescribed financial reporting standards. SUMMA  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, March 27 -- The Florida Auditor General released the following financial and federal single audit (No. 2024-167) on March 22, 2024, involving Putnam County District School Board. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY OF REPORT ON FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Our audit disclosed that the basic financial statements of the Putnam County District School Board (District) were presented fairly, in all material respects, in accordance with prescribed financial reporting standards. SUMMARY  more

SALEM, Oregon, March 27 -- The Oregon School Boards Association issued the following news: Hiring a superintendent is a school board's most important act. Former Gladstone School Board Chair Pete Frohnert and his colleagues invested long hours before choosing Bob Stewart. "It looks like we picked the right one," Frohnert said. But now, a full 25 years later, Gladstone is going to have to do it over again. Stewart, one of Oregon's longest serving superintendents, is retiring at the end of the  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 28 (TNSres) -- The American Library Association issued the following news release: What determines the information that shows up in online search results? How do cookies work? What exactly is an algorithm? The new free guide from the American Library Association (ALA), developed with a team of national advisors, will help library workers assist adults in understanding how the internet works and how it impacts their lives. "Media Literacy for Adults: Architecture of th  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 28 -- Boston Mayor Michelle Wu issued the following news: Mayor Michelle Wu announced her support of Avangrid's New England Wind 1 offshore wind proposal in response to the multi-state procurement for offshore wind power by Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island. If Avangrid's bid is selected by the state, this transaction would be a first for a US city to contract for offshore wind. This endorsement reflects Boston's commitment to decarbonizing the city by in  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The California State Teachers' Retirement System, West Sacramento, has issued a public comment to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The comment was written on March 22, 2024, and posted on March 26, 2024. The comment was signed by Aeisha Mastagni, Senior Portfolio Manager. The comment was on Docket No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2023-0434. * * * RE: EPA-HQ-OAR-2023-0434 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency EPA Docket Center, Air and Radiation Docket, Mail Code 28221T 1200   more

WASHINGTON, March 28 (TNSres) -- The Center for Democracy and Technology issued the following news release on March 27, 2024: Today, the Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT) released new survey research (https://cdt.org/insights/report-up-in-the-air-educators-juggling-the-potential-of-generative-ai-with-detection-discipline-and-distrust/) finding that, during the 2023-24 school year, there have been massive changes in teacher and student use of generative AI in K-12 schools, as well as polic  more

DENVER, Colorado, March 28 -- The Colorado Senate Democrats issued the following news release on March 27, 2024: The 2024 School Finance Act, which sets funding levels for Colorado's public school districts, earned approval before the Senate Education Committee today. Sponsored by Senators Rachel Zenzinger, D-Arvada, and Janet Buckner, D-Aurora, SB24-188 would raise the base level of per-pupil funding by $420 to $8,496, and completely buy down the Budget Stabilization Factor, a longstanding go  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, March 28 -- Education Minnesota issued the following news release: Education Minnesota President Denise Specht reacted Tuesday evening to Gov. Tim Walz's State of the State speech from the new Owatonna High School. "Gov. Walz presented his vision for a better future for all Minnesotans by focusing on the state's children - their education, their families, their homes and their safety," Specht said. "We're ready to keep working with the governor and lieutenant governor as w  more

LENEXA, Kansas, March 27 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 is honoring two ENERGY STAR(R) partners for their outstanding leadership in support of the clean energy transition. ENERGY STAR award winners represent the program's top partners and will be recognized at an event in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, April 25. Des Moines Public Schools and Principal Real Estate in Des Moines have been selected   more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The Human Rights Campaign issued the following news release: If Oklahoma State Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters thought a weekend would spare him from more scathing stories or his Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE) from more chaos and scandal, he was sorely mistaken. * First, Fox 25 and Oklahoma Watch uncovered ANOTHER contract between OSDE and an out-of-state PR firm, leaving Oklahoma taxpayers footing the bill for the $50,000 contract. This  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 28 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Study shows perceptions of "good" schools are heavily dependent on the preparation of the students entering them. * * * By Peter Dizikes, MIT News Are schools that feature strong test scores highly effective, or do they mostly enroll students who are already well-prepared for success? A study co-authored by MIT scholars concludes that widely disseminated school quality   more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, March 28 -- The Nevada Democratic Party issued the following news release: From skyrocketing rent to food insecurity, a new wave of stories show how Nevadans across the state are feeling the harmful impacts of Joe Lombardo's dangerous veto warpath. After Lombardo vetoed legislation extending a program providing public school students with free breakfast and lunch, the program is now set to expire at the end of the school year. Access to free school meals make a sizable impac  more

SURRY HILLS, Australia, March 27 -- The New South Wales Teachers Federation issued the following news release: The Prime Minister and local federal Labor MPs will be urged to fully resource public schools across the Hunter region during a series of campaign events that highlight the need to give all kids a decent shot at life. The Teachers Federation campaign billboard will stop in each federal seat across the region, highlighting how the National School Reform Agreement has left NSW public sc  more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 27 -- Courage California, an organization that says it works to unite communities organizing for progressive change, issued the following news release on March 25, 2024: The Building the California Dream Alliance today announced a unified policy agenda that nearly 60 progressive organizations will stand behind in 2024. The sweeping package of legislation aims to rebalance California's priorities at a time of expected budget shortfall, emphasizing the need to protec  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Adam B. Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release on March 27, 2024: Today, Representative Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), Vice Chair of the Congressional LGBTQ+ Equality Caucus, led over 40 of his colleagues in sending a letter to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education, in the wake of an increase in anti-LGBTQ attacks in schools. This letter comes after a swift investigation was opened by the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights   more

PENSACOLA, Florida, March 28 -- The University of West Florida, a component of public state university system in Florida, issued the following news release: The University of West Florida has been recognized with a 2024-2025 Top Ten Military Friendly(R) School designation in the large public category. In the annual rankings released on March 27, 2024, UWF ranked No. 5 and was the only Florida State University System institution to earn recognition from Military Friendly(R) in the large public T  more