OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, April 2 -- The Oak Ridge Associated Universities issued the following news release on April 1, 2024: A week after opening a brand-new STEM lab in the fall of 2023, Elk Valley STEM School faced a major setback when fire ripped through the portable unit destroying the structure and all that was in it. Through insurance compensation and funds secured by the school board, the Campbell County K-8 school raised enough money to replace the lab but didn't have enough to equip the   more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: Last week, former U.S. Senator Kelly Ayotte continued to put politics first by courting the most extreme elements in New Hampshire politics with the announcement that State Representative Lisa Mazur endorsed her campaign for governor. Mazur is best known for "compar[ing] Nazi persecution of Jews to COVID measures at a high school prom," testifying in a school board meeting that "in 1939 when [the Nazis] put t  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 2 -- Educators for Excellence issued the following news release on April 1, 2024: As enthusiasm builds for Senator Robert Martwick's bill (SB2610) that would allow for modest compensation of Chicago's newly elected school board members, a coalition of community leaders, educators, parents, and organizations issued a resounding call to support the measure today. Educators for Excellence-Chicago, Illinois African Americans for Equitable Redistricting (IAAFER), Kids First   more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, April 2 -- The Florida Auditor General released the following financial and federal single audit (No. 2024-187) on March 28, 2024, involving Gilchrist County District School Board. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY OF REPORT ON FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Our audit disclosed that the basic financial statements of the Gilchrist County District School Board (District) were presented fairly, in all material respects, in accordance with prescribed financial reporting standards. SU  more

BATTLE CREEK, Michigan, April 2 -- Kellogg Community College issued the following news release: The Kellogg Community College Board of Trustees at its March 20 Board meeting approved a resolution designating the month of April as Kellogg Community College Month in alignment with a national effort to establish a monthlong celebration of community colleges. The resolution aligns with Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's April 1 proclamation that April 2024 is Community College Month in Michigan, as well as t  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, April 2 -- The Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus issued the following letter to the editor on April 1, 2024, by State Sen. Eric Lucero, R-St. Michael: * * * Unfunded Mandates Crushing School Budgets TO THE EDITOR: Last year the Democrat-trifecta passed a hyper-partisan K-12 education funding budget filled with unfunded mandates. The result has been to further crush school budgets in our community and across the state that were already strained. I've spoken with many sup  more

SALEM, Oregon, April 2 -- The Oregon School Boards Association issued the following news on April 1, 2024: The Centennial School District passed a bond in 2020 that included promises to improve safety and security. The east Portland-area district asked students what that meant to them. Students engaged, and the district responded with physical features such as cameras, lights and secure entries as well as facilities upgrades that increased student pride and encouraged a sense of community, imp  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, April 2 -- The Oak Ridge Associated Universities issued the following news release on April 1, 2024: A week after opening a brand-new STEM lab in the fall of 2023, Elk Valley STEM School faced a major setback when fire ripped through the portable unit destroying the structure and all that was in it. Through insurance compensation and funds secured by the school board, the Campbell County K-8 school raised enough money to replace the lab but didn't have enough to equip the   more

WASHINGTON, April 2 (TNSres) -- The Bluegrass Institute for Public Policy Solutions issued the following news: * * * Report builds on earlier data dives into Kentucky's K-12 facts, trends * * * Funding and performance trends at the local level mirror even more starkly what's happening statewide, according to a new Bluegrass Institute policy point. According to "Less local bang for more bucks: A Review of Facts and Trends in Jefferson County Public Schools," per-pupil funding in Kentucky's   more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: New reporting from the News and Observer unearthed previously unreported audio of Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson calling for funding cuts to North Carolina's public schools and falsely claiming that "it has already been proven that school systems get better results on less money." Robinson continued his argument for stripping resources from public schools, stating that schools "don't need more dollars, we need to re  more

AMHERST, Massachusetts, April 2 -- Hampshire College issued the following news: Hampshire College Professor of Childhood Studies Rachel Conrad and alum Casey Zella Andrews 08F coauthored the essay "Collaborative Agency and Relationality in a High School/College Poetry Partnership," which outlines their findings from a years-long project. Their work was published in Childhood: A Journal of Global Child Research in 2023. Conrad teaches courses on critical childhood and youth studies, 20th- and 2  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, April 2 -- The Universities of Wisconsin issued the following news on April 1, 2024: The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents today announced the recipients of its 32nd annual Teaching Excellence Awards. Recipients will be honored April 5 at the next Regents meeting. The awards recognize outstanding teaching and are the Board's highest recognition for members of the Universities of Wisconsin faculty and instructional academic staff. Each recipient is awarded $7,50  more

WAYNE, Nebraska, April 2 -- Wayne State College issued the following news release: Ten Wayne State students serve as online tutors for schools in Educational Service Unit 1. Ten Wayne State College students are currently serving as tutors for the Nebraska SMART (Success Made Accessible Through Rural Tutoring) tutoring program through the Nebraska State College System. Nebraska SMART is a free virtual tutoring program for students in grades K-12 in Nebraska Educational Service Units 1, 4, and   more