CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, April 13 -- Albemarle County Public Schools issued the following news release on April 12, 2024: "This is indeed historic," said Albemarle County School Board Chair Judy Le, Rivanna District Representative, following a unanimous vote at yesterday evening's school board meeting to approve a resolution that will allow Albemarle County Public Schools (ACPS) employees to pursue collective bargaining through a set of very specific procedures. "I am grateful every single d  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 13 -- The Arizona House Republicans issued the following news release on April 12, 2024: Arizona House Education Chairwoman Beverly Pingerelli responded today to Governor Hobbs' decision to veto House Bill 2793, a measure which would have directed public schools to adopt policies and enforce procedures to limit access to cell phones during the entire school day, except for emergencies or as directed by a staff member. The bill would also have directed schools to limit ac  more

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations issued the following news release on April 12, 2024: The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today decried renewed efforts to restore the confederate names of two Virginia schools. Some Shenandoah County community members are seeking to change the names of Honey Run Elementary School and Mountain View High School to their original Confederate-themed na  more

PHOENIXVILLE, Pennsylvania, April 13 -- Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on April 12, 2024: Today, Representative Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), a member of the House Armed Services Committee, helped introduced the bipartisan Preserving JROTC Programs Act to help save the Phoenixville Area School District's Air Force JROTC program. This bill would amend the federal statue, helping mid-size schools like Phoenixville to better meet the student (cadet) enrollment   more

EL SEGUNDO, California, April 13 -- The Los Angeles Times issued the following news release: The Los Angeles Times has earned three awards and five finalist nods in the Sacramento Press Club's fourth annual Journalism Awards contest. The awards, honoring exceptional politics and policy journalism published in 2023, were presented at a dinner in Sacramento on April 11. Among the top honors: Columnist Sammy Roth was named Journalist of the Year, which recognizes a California journalist whose wor  more

DENVER, Colorado, April 13 -- The Colorado League of Charter Schools issued the following news: The League is grateful to members of the Colorado House Education Committee for voting to kill Colorado House Bill 24-1363, which took unnecessary aim at students benefiting from Colorado's effective and impactful public charter school system. The Colorado League of Charter Schools believes that all children in our state, regardless of zip code or background, deserve access to high-quality public sch  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) is cosponsoring the Retaining Educators Takes Added Investment Now (RETAIN) Act to address severe nationwide shortages of early childhood and K-12 teachers that disproportionately impact students from low-income backgrounds and students of color. The goal of the RETAIN Act is to provide an incentive to retain, rather than just recruit educators to high-need schools.   more

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs Enforcement has issued a notice, published in the Federal Register on April 15, 2024, entitled "Employment Authorization for Ethiopian F-1 Nonimmigrant Students Experiencing Severe Economic Hardship as a Direct Result of the Current Armed Conflict and the Current Humanitarian Crisis in Ethiopia." The notice was issued by Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. * * * SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security is   more

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs Enforcement has issued a notice, published in the Federal Register on April 15, 2024, entitled "Employment Authorization for Certain Palestinian F-1 Nonimmigrant Students Experiencing Severe Economic Hardship as a Direct Result of the Current Humanitarian Crisis in the Palestinian Territories." The notice was issued by Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. * * * SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS)  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, April 12 (TNSres) -- The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction issued the following news release on April 11, 2024: A new report released today by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction found Wisconsin educators continue to leave the state's workforce at an alarming rate, and that educator compensation has decreased nearly 20 percent over the past 12 years when held constant in 2022 dollars. The DPI's 2022 Educator Preparation Program and Workforce Analysis Rep  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- The University of Exeter issued a 33-page report in April 2024 entitled "Charter Schools Represent a Weakening of the Public School System." The report was written by Henry Jones, Anne-Marie Sim and Lee Elliot-Major. Here are excerpts: * * * Foreword Addressing a shortage of tech talent represents a significant opportunity to boost both the UK economy and social mobility, and nowhere more so than in the South West. Tech jobs represent a significant and growing proport  more