AUSTIN, Texas, July 10 -- The American Association of Nurse Practitioners issued the following news: The American Association of Nurse Practitioners(R) (AANP) is always looking to evolve its conference experiences to meet the needs of nurse practitioners (NPs) across the country -- and worldwide. As more than 4,500 NPs make their way back home from the 2024 AANP National Conference in Nashville, Tennessee, and join over 1,600 of their colleagues online for the on-demand content, AANP would like  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, July 12 -- The American Friends Service Committee issued the following news release: Millions of children in the U.S. rely on school breakfasts and lunches for a significant part of their nutrition. But what happens when school is not in session? Most states - whether led by Democrats or Republicans - are participating in the SUN Bucks program to help low-income kids get the food they need when school is not in session. However, 11 states have chosen not to participa  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 9 -- The Southern Regional Education Board issued the following news release: * * * Alabama school honored for its commitment to student achievement and teacher support * * * Austin Middle School in Decatur, Alabama, is the winner of a 2024 Gene Bottoms Pacesetter School Award from the Southern Regional Education Board. Austin was honored July 9 at SREB's Making Schools Work Conference in Nashville. Pacesetter Awards recognize schools that are implementing one of  more

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations issued the following news release on July 7, 2024: The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned a march by members of the far-right white supremacist group Patriot Front in Nashville, Tennessee, on Saturday. Men who covered their faces with white cloths, sunglasses, and wearing baseball caps marched through downtown Nashville with a "Reclaim A  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 9 -- The Southern Regional Education Board issued the following news release: * * * Birmingham school honored for developing student support programs that dramatically increased attendance rates * * * Carver High School in Birmingham, Alabama, is the winner of a 2024 Gene Bottoms Pacesetter School Award from the Southern Regional Education Board. Carver was honored July 9 at SREB's Making Schools Work Conference in Nashville. Pacesetter Awards recognize schools  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 10 -- The Country Music Association issued the following news release: The Country Music Association was joined by Morgan Wallen at American Express presents BST Hyde Park in London to present Jim King (AEG Chief Executive Officer, European Festival Division) and Anna Sophie-Mertens (Live Nation Vice President, Touring) a token of appreciation on Thursday, July 4 commemorating contemporary Country Music on a mainstream music stage outside of North America. "This is a  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, July 12 -- Commercial Real Estate Women Network issued the following news release: CREW Network has added chapters in Memphis, Tennessee and Northwest Arkansas (United States) expanding the organization's presence to 83 chapters and more than 14,000 members globally. Delegates representing CREW Network chapters unanimously voted to add CREW Memphis and CREW Northwest Arkansas on June 21 at the 2024 CREW Network Spring Leadership Summit in Charlotte, North Carolina. The new cha  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, July 10 -- Ducks Unlimited issued the following news release: Native habitats along Lake Erie's coastal wetlands, Green Bay and the Montezuma Wetlands Complex will be restored after the Migratory Bird Conservation Commission (MBCC) allocated more than $84.3 million in North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA) grants matched by over $139.8 million in partner funds. The MBCC approved an additional $2.7 million from the Migratory Bird Conservation Fund to conserve habita  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, July 11 -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation issued the following news release: The Freedom From Religion Foundation is urging four school districts in the South and the Midwest to stop promoting overtly religious baccalaureate ceremonies. FFRF has received reports from community members in Tennessee, Texas, Kentucky and Indiana that various school districts publicized baccalaureate services for graduating seniors. These districts include Cocke County School District in   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 9 -- The Southern Regional Education Board issued the following news release: * * * S.C. Tech center honored for establishing a culture of continuous improvement * * * Floyd D. Johnson Technology Center in York, South Carolina, is the winner of a 2024 Gene Bottoms Pacesetter School Award from the Southern Regional Education Board. The school was honored July 9 at SREB's Making Schools Work Conference in Nashville. Pacesetter Awards recognize schools that are imple  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 2 -- The Southern Regional Education Board issued the following news release: * * * Cumings Smith of Kentucky re-elected vice chair, Tennessee's White re-elected treasurer Mizell of Louisiana is new legislative chair, Chaudhuri of N.C. is vice chair * * * Governor Brian P. Kemp of Georgia will serve a second one-year term as chair of the Southern Regional Education Board. He was re-elected by the board at its annual meeting June 23 in Dallas. As SREB chair, Kemp le  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 9 -- The Southern Regional Education Board issued the following news release: * * * School honored for establishing processes to support career pathways and a culture of continuous improvement * * * Lake Hamilton High School in Pearcy, Arkansas, is the winner of a 2024 Gene Bottoms Pacesetter School Award from the Southern Regional Education Board. Lake Hamilton was honored July 9 at SREB's Making Schools Work Conference in Nashville. Pacesetter Awards recogniz  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 8 -- The Southern Regional Education Board issued the following news release: * * * Pennsylvania school honored for transforming its approach to professional development * * * Lehigh Career & Technical Institute in Schnecksville, Pennsylvania, is the winner of a 2024 Gene Bottoms Pacesetter School Award from the Southern Regional Education Board. The institute was honored July 9 at SREB's Making Schools Work Conference in Nashville. Pacesetter Awards recognize sc  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 9 -- The Southern Regional Education Board issued the following news release: * * * West Virginia school honored for fostering a culture of high expectations and effectively supporting collaborative teacher development * * * Lincoln County High School in Hamlin, West Virginia, is the winner of a 2024 Gene Bottoms Pacesetter School Award from the Southern Regional Education Board. The school was honored July 9 at SREB's Making Schools Work Conference in Nashville.   more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, July 11 -- The First Liberty Institute issued the following news release on July 10, 2024: * * * Experienced litigator brings years of practice in defending religious liberty. * * * First Liberty Institute today announced that attorney Nate Kellum has joined the legal firm as senior counsel. Kellum, founder, president, and chief counsel for the Center for Religious Expression, will manage First Liberty's newly opened Memphis office. "Nate's wealth of experience and innov  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, July 12 -- The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression issued the following news release: MURFREESBORO, Tenn., Middle Tennessee State University is the latest school to earn a "green light" rating from the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression. Only 68 colleges and universities nationwide receive this rating, which is reserved for institutions with no written policies that seriously imperil student free speech rights. "In my more than two decades  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, July 12 (TNSres) -- The Southern Environmental Law Center issued the following news release: A new study shows [signup required to access report] that more than 48 percent of Memphians face high energy burdens, meaning a larger percent of their income goes to paying their power bill. Energy burden measures the percent of somebody's paycheck going toward utility bills. An energy burden is considered 'high' when it is above six percent. High energy burdens have a ripple effec  more

NEW YORK, July 13 -- The Local Initiatives Support Corp. issued the following news release: MEMPHIS, Tennessee (July 11, 2024) -- The Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) has named P. Nigel Roberts as executive director of LISC Memphis, a locally driven investment program focused on strengthening the infrastructure of underserved communities, including affordable housing, small businesses, health, education, safety and jobs. Roberts has spent more than 30 years leading high-impact comm  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 8 -- The Southern Regional Education Board issued the following news release: * * * Missouri school honored for engaging instruction, aligned English curriculum and continuous improvement * * * Northland Career Center in Platte City, Missouri, is the winner of a 2024 Gene Bottoms Pacesetter School Award from the Southern Regional Education Board. The school was honored July 9 at SREB's Making Schools Work Conference in Nashville. Pacesetter Awards recognize schoo  more

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- The National Women's Law Center issued the following news release: On July 5, 2024, NWLC, along with five other organizations dedicated to workers' rights and gender justice, filed an amicus brief (https://nwlc.org/resource/nwlc-files-amicus-brief-defending-enforcement-guidance-on-workplace-harassment/) defending the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's (EEOC) Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace (Enforcement Guidance). In May 2024, a group of 18 state  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, July 10 -- The Institute for Justice issued the following news release: * * * Tennessee becomes the newest state to reject the "open fields" doctrine and provide constitutional protection to land. * * * After Terry Rainwaters and Hunter Hollingsworth found hidden cameras on their property, they sued the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) for violating their rights under the state constitution. Now, with the state declining to appeal to the Tennessee Supreme Court  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 8 -- The Southern Regional Education Board issued the following news release: * * * South Carolina school honored for establishing processes to support a culture of continuous improvement * * * Robert Anderson Middle School in Anderson, South Carolina, is the winner of a 2024 Gene Bottoms Pacesetter School Award from the Southern Regional Education Board. The school was honored July 9 at SREB's Making Schools Work Conference in Nashville. Pacesetter Awards recogn  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 9 -- The Southern Regional Education Board issued the following news release: * * * State honored for commitment to professional development and preparing students for success * * * The South Carolina Department of Education is the winner of the Southern Regional Education Board's 2024 State Leadership Award for creating professional learning experiences for educators and implementing college- and career-readiness strategies. The state received the award July 9 at SREB  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 9 -- The Southern Regional Education Board issued the following news release: * * * School honored for its commitment to continuous improvement and career pathways * * * The Sylacauga City School District in Alabama is the winner of the Southern Regional Education Board's 2024 District Leadership Award. The district received the honor for its commitment to engaging instruction, professional development and quality career pathways. The school system was presented with   more

KINGSPORT, Tennessee, July 12 -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: A Compassionate Action Award is on its way from PETA to Tennessee Highway Patrol Trooper Lance Willis in recognition of his swift rescue of a dog found in the middle of a lane of traffic during a torrential downpour. These days, that type of caring action is what society needs--and Willis delivered. When Willis first noticed that traffic was slowing down amid heavy rain on Friday, he  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 9 -- The Southern Regional Education Board issued the following news release: * * * School in Washington state honored for establishing a culture of continuous improvement * * * Tri-Tech Skills Center in Kennewick, Washington, is the winner of a 2024 Gene Bottoms Pacesetter School Award from the Southern Regional Education Board. The school was honored July 9 at SREB's Making Schools Work Conference in Nashville. Pacesetter Awards recognize schools that are imple  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 9 -- The Southern Regional Education Board issued the following news release: * * * South Carolina school honored for establishing processes to support career pathways and a culture of continuous improvement * * * Waccamaw High School in Pawleys Island, South Carolina, is the winner of a 2024 Gene Bottoms Pacesetter School Award from the Southern Regional Education Board. The school was honored July 9 at SREB's Making Schools Work Conference in Nashville. Paceset  more