CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 14 -- The American Association of School Librarians, a division of the American Library Association, issued the following news release: The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) formally commends the Free to Read Project, the Girl Scout Gold Award Project by Kate Lindley, approving a resolution made by the Virginia Association of School Librarians (VAASL), an AASL Chapter. AASL annually recognizes outstanding programs, events, and products nominated by AASL Ch  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 14 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois issued the following news release: In June 2023, the ACLU of Illinois filed a class action lawsuit challenging the unconstitutional conditions at the Franklin County Juvenile Detention Center on behalf of a young person (known by his initials, L.S.) and a putative class of other detained youth. The lawsuit detailed reports from detained children who described being confined to cells the size of parking spaces for 20 to  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 13 -- The Alliance for the Great Lakes issued the following news release: On Friday, Governor Pritzker signed the Small Single-Use Plastic Bottle Act (SB2960) into law, which requires hotels with 50 or more rooms to eliminate the use of small, single-use plastic bottles containing personal care products in individual rooms and public bathrooms beginning July 1, 2025. By Jan. 1, 2026, all hotels are expected to make this transition. This law encourages the use of innovati  more

ITASCA, Illinois, Aug. 14 (TNSres) -- The American Academy of Pediatrics issued the following news release: Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) linked to numerous health problems disproportionally impact children who are low income and from Indigenous backgrounds. A new study in the September 2024 Pediatrics (published online Aug. 13), "Preventing Adverse Childhood Experiences in a Sample of Largely Indigenous Children," found that a Lakota-grounded program for low-income and Indigenous fami  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 14 -- The Appraisal Institute President Sandy Adomatis issued the following statement on the misunderstanding caused by the agency's suggestion of a periodic "recertification" for appraisers: * * * I want to address the misunderstanding caused by our suggestion of a periodic "recertification" for appraisers in our letter to the Appraiser Qualifications Board regarding the college-level education requirements. The intent of this suggestion was to highlight the need to r  more

SCHAUMBURG, Illinois, Aug. 14 (TNSres) -- The Information Systems Audit and Control Association issued the following news release: According to recent research from Cisco, 76 percent of consumers have discontinued using products and buying from organizations they do not trust with their data. Expectations of consumer privacy, combined with evolving regulations, growth in the use of machine learning systems, and an increasing focus on ethical data use have paved the way for greater use of privac  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 14 -- The Institute of Food Technologists issued the following news release: The Institute of Food Technologists Student Association (IFTSA), a student-governed community of members of the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT), is pleased to announce that Ivannova Lituma, a PhD student at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, has won the IFTSA Graduate Research Competition for her research on the "Effect of UV-C Light Treatment Against Listeria Monocytogenes on Hydr  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 14 (TNSres) -- The National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago issued the following news release on Aug. 13, 2024: * * * Free preschool pilot program in Tempe, Arizona, benefits student readiness, as well as parents' employment and education opportunities * * * A new evaluation (https://www.norc.org/research/projects/evaluating-the-tempe-preschool-resource-expansion.html) by NORC at the University of Chicago finds that Tempe, Arizona's free preschool  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 13 [Category: Business] -- The National Marine Manufacturers Association issued the following news release: Registration is open for the 2024 International BoatBuilders' Exhibition and Conference (IBEX), taking place at the Tampa Convention Center, October 1 3. Don't miss the opportunity to attend North America's premier technical trade event for the recreational marine industry. In a refreshed layout, IBEX 2024 will have 700 exhibitors on display, of which over 100 are  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 14 -- The Appraisal Institute issued the following news release on Aug. 13, 2024: The Appraisal Institute, the leading association of real estate appraisers, released the fourth in its series of short videos profiling real estate appraisers. Each video highlights the Appraisal Institute's member's professional commitment to the public trust and their communities, and the different ways that appraisers bring high-level professional expertise and experience to their commun  more