SALEM, Oregon, April 9 -- The Oregon School Boards Association issued the following news: Students stood front and center in many respects over the weekend during the country's largest annual gathering of school board members. Among them were two from Oregon: Riley Templeton, a Yoncalla High sophomore, and Javier Quintana, a Phoenix High junior. They served on two student panels on rural schools at the National School Boards Association's Annual Conference in New Orleans, which will wrap up Mo  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Sen. Laphonza Butler, D-California, issued the following news release on April 8, 2024: Today, U.S. Senator Laphonza Butler (D-Calif.) launched her Youth Advisory Council (Council), keeping her promise to fight for the next generation and empower young people to participate in their democracy. The Council will be comprised of more than 30 young people (ages 16-28) from California who will meet regularly with the Senator and have the opportunity to lend their voice on key   more

NEW YORK, April 9 -- The New York Public Library issued the following news release on April 8, 2024: The New York Public Library and Teen Vogue announced today the grand prize winner of the Library's National Teen Writing Contest which asked teens across the country to answer the question, "Why is the freedom to read important to you?" Tara Isabel Lago, an undergraduate from Staten Island, won for her essay, "The Luminosity of Reading." In addition to publication in Teen Vogue, Lago received a   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 9 (TNSres) -- The American Library Association issued the following news release on April 8, 2024: The American Library Association (ALA) launched National Library Week with today's release of its highly anticipated annual list of the Top 10 Most Challenged Books of 2023 and the State of America's Libraries Report, which highlights the ways libraries and library workers have taken action to address community needs with innovative and critical services, as well as the ch  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 9 -- The American Library Association issued the following news release on April 8, 2024: The Las Vegas-Clark County Library District (LVCCLD) has been selected to receive the 2024 ALA/Information Today, Inc., Library of the Future Award. The award, sponsored by the American Library Association (ALA) and Information Today Inc., annually recognizes innovative planning, application, or development of focused patron support relating to information technology in libraries,   more

OAKLAND, California, April 9 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on April 8, 2024: California Attorney General Rob Bonta today sent a letter to Modesto Pregnancy Center (the Center), also known as Personal Health Now, demanding that the entity substantiate its claims that it provides medically accurate and unbiased sexual education to public school students. The Center currently provides sexual education curriculum to Modesto City Schools District and adve  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, April 9 -- Education Minnesota issued the following news release: The 2024 Minnesota Teacher of the Year will be chosen from a group of 11 teachers who have been named finalists in the program. An independent selection panel of 17 leaders in the areas of education, business, government and nonprofits selected the finalists from a group of 27 semifinalists. There were 159 candidates for this program year. The selection panel meets again May 4 to conduct individual interview  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 9 -- The American Library Association issued the following news release: Jennie Pu has been named the 2024 winner of ALA's Ernest A. DiMattia Award for Innovation and Service to Community and Profession. The award, supported by the DiMattia Family, recognizes a librarian who demonstrates leadership in anticipating emerging trends in services, products and technologies that will enhance the library's position in its community. The winner also participates in the life of   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 9 -- The American Library Association issued the following news release: Loida Garcia-Febo, International Library Consultant, Brooklyn, New York has been awarded the ALA Medal of Excellence Award. This annual award, presented by the American Library Association (ALA) and sponsored by OCLC recognizes creative leadership of high order, particularly in the fields of library management, library training, cataloging and classification, and the tools and techniques of librari  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, April 9 -- The New Jersey Public Charter Schools Association issued the following news release on April 8, 2024: Last week, the New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) released annual School Performance Reports, which includes assessment, student growth, and accountability data for all public school districts in New Jersey. When evaluating student growth in mathematics, 5 of the top 10 highest performing districts are public charter schools, despite charter schools serv  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools issued the following news release on April 8, 2024: On April 2, 2024, the U.S. Department of Education announced grant recipients for the FY2024 Charter Schools Program (CSP) Replication and Expansion of High-Quality Charter School Grants. In all, there are 17 awards totaling more than $212 million to be awarded over the life of the grants. These grants will be used to replicate and expand high-performing charter schools ac  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The National Archives and Records Administration issued the following news release on April 8, 2024: Archivist of the United States Dr. Colleen Shogan announced Dr. Janet Tran's appointment as the new Director of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum in Simi Valley, CA, effective June 2, 2024. In this role, Dr. Tran will oversee the planning, directing, and administration of all programs and activities at the Library, the largest and most-visited in the presid  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 9 -- The Pennsylvania Senate Republicans issued the following news release on April 8, 2024: * * * Treasurer Garrity Announces Support for Divestment Plan * * * In an effort to combat the influx of fentanyl into Pennsylvania communities and take a stand against moral transgressions, state Sen. Doug Mastriano (R-33) today introduced a bill to divest all commonwealth holdings in companies controlled by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Pennsylvania State Treas  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 9 -- The American Library Association issued the following news release: Raymond Pun, Academic and Research Librarian at the Alder Graduate School of Education in California has been elected 2024-2025 president-elect of the American Library Association (ALA). Pun received 5,611 votes, while his opponent, Sam Helmick, Community & Access Services Coordinator at Iowa City Public Library, received 2,778 votes. Upon learning the outcome of the election, Pun said, "Thank yo  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Rep. Seth Magaziner, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: PROVIDENCE, RI -- Today, U.S. Representative Seth Magaziner (RI-02) announced $803,100 in federal funding he secured to rehabilitate Family Service of Rhode Island's MountPleasant Academy. Mount Pleasant Academy serves children in pre-K through eighth grade who cannot attend public schools because of emotional, behavioral, and/or psychiatric needs. This federal funding will be used to upgrade facil  more

OLYMPIA, Washington, April 9 -- The Washington Senate Republicans issued the following news on April 8, 2024: Senate Republican Leader John Braun, R-Centralia, today shared his reaction to comments made by Seattle school teacher Ian Golash during an interview posted Friday to X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter. When asked if the Oct. 7, 2023 attack by Hamas terrorists on Israeli citizens was justified, Golash responded, "Yes." As the interview continues, the reporter asks h  more