WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Appalachian Voices issued a 30-page report in March 2024 entitled "Modeling A Just Transition In Virginia's Coalfields: Engaging Community Stakeholders On Emerging Energy Technologies." The report was written by Emma Kelly and Robert Kell. Here are excerpts: * * * EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Across the country, communities that historically relied on the fossil fuel industry are contending with extended job and tax revenue loss as energy technologies shift. These changes are exa  more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- The Mackinac Center for Public Policy issued a 27-page report in March 2024 entitled "The Tables Have Turned: The New Landscape for Collective Bargaining in Michigan Schools." The report was written by Steve Delie. Here are excerpts: * * * Recommendations and conclusion School districts are going to face a significantly different collective bargaining environment in the immediate future, with teachers unions likely to push for terms that have not been lawful considerat  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- The U.S. Department of Education has issued a notice, published in the Federal Register on April 4, 2024, entitled "Applications for New Awards; Teacher Quality Partnership Grant Program." The notice was issued by Adam Schott, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Delegated the Authority to Perform the Functions and Duties of the Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY: The Department of Education (Department) is is  more

RESTON, Virginia, April 8 -- The National Association of Secondary School Principals issued the following news release: Chosen from nearly 17,000 applicants, the National Honor Society (NHS) named Ella Mayor, a senior at Santa Susana High School in Simi Valley, CA, the $25,000 National Honor Society Scholarship winner. NHS is supported by its parent organization, the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP), which also administers the National Association of Student Councils.  more

NEW YORK, April 8 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following transcript of an interview on April 7, 2024, with Fatiyn Muhammed of WBLS' Open Line: * * * Fatiyn Muhammed: Today we have a very special guest for the majority portion of our broadcast to speak with us and our listening audience. We will probably get first half of presenting questions to our very special guest who I'm going to introduce in a minute. Then we'll open up the phone lines and allow our callers to also present  more