LOS ANGELES, California, Dec. 3 -- Annenberg Learner, the Annenberg Foundation's education division, issued the following news release: * * * High-Impact Tutoring Micro-Credential will serve as a measurement for tutor skill and help reinforce a national tutoring standard. * * * A coalition of education organizations unveiled a micro-credential for tutors designed to indicate competency while expanding tutoring best practices to ultimately improve student outcomes. Annenberg Learner, Arizon  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- The Planned Parenthood Federation of America issued the following news release on Dec. 3, 2024: PHOENIX -- Arizona health care providers filed a lawsuit today challenging a ban on abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy, which is in violation of the state's new constitutional amendment protecting the fundamental right to abortion. Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes and providers have signed a stipulation stating that the ban is unconstitutional and that the state will not en  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 4 -- The Center for Reproductive Rights issued the following news release: Arizona health care providers filed a lawsuit today challenging a ban on abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy, which is in violation of the state's new constitutional amendment protecting the fundamental right to abortion. Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes and providers have signed a stipulation stating that the ban is unconstitutional and that the state will not enforce the ban until 30 days after final  more

CHANDLER, Arizona, Dec. 3 -- Chandler-Gilbert Community College issued the following news: Chandler-Gilbert Community College (CGCC), one of the 10 Maricopa Community Colleges, is proud to announce its first-ever baccalaureate program, the Bachelor of Science in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (BS), further solidifying the college's leadership in AI education. The fully accredited bachelor's degree program, set to launch in Fall 2025, will give students access to experienced   more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Dec. 4 (TNSres) -- The Goldwater Institute issued the following commentary on Dec. 3, 2024: * * * The College Board: Academic Rigor...Or Progressive Grift? By Tim Minella Bright high schoolers seeking a jumpstart on college credits are instead getting lectures on progressive activism courtesy of an enormous, unaccountable taxpayer-funded monopoly called the College Board. Masquerading as a nonprofit and professing its commitment to academic rigor and political neutrality vi  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Dec. 3 (TNSres) -- The Goldwater Institute issued the following commentary on Dec. 2, 2024: * * * New Study Confirms What Common Sense Tells Us About DEI By Tim Minella Students taught the key ideas in "anti-racism" and "diversity, equity, and inclusion" (DEI) efforts are more likely to imagine the presence of racism when there is no evidence for it. This is one important conclusion of a recently released psychological study (https://networkcontagion.us/wp-content/uploads  more

GOLD COAST, Australia, Dec. 4 (TNSres) -- Griffith University issued the following news: Lion numbers in the country are at a critical low while hyenas are faring well across four major protected areas in Uganda, according to new survey findings co-led by Griffith University, Southern University of Science and Technology (China) and Northern Arizona University. Researchers unveiled the first comprehensive population estimate of Uganda's lions, leopards, and spotted hyenas in nearly two decade  more

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, Dec. 4 (TNSres) -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: A team of researchers led by a New Mexico State University professor crisscrossed "Sky Island" mountain ranges in southern New Mexico and Arizona this fall in search of wild tepary beans. Richard Pratt, a professor of plant breeding and genetics in NMSU's Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, oversaw the excursion as part of a two-year research project funded by the Agricultural   more

FLAGSTAFF, Arizona, Dec. 3 (TNSres) -- Northern Arizona University issued the following In the Spotlight news wrap up: Kudos to these faculty, staff and programs. * Department of Anthropology professor Lisa Hardy joined the University of Arizona's College of Public Health and Campesinos Sin Fronteras, a farmworker support agency, to publish a special issue of the journal Practicing Anthropology centered on health research along the U.S.-Mexico border. The issue, titled "Community at the Heart   more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Dec. 4 -- The University of Phoenix issued the following news release: * * * More than 100,000 students and alumni engage with career focused platform designed for working adult learners since its implementation * * * University of Phoenix Career Navigator career guidance platform has strengthened the University ecosystem of skills-focused career planning support for students and alumni with more than 100,000 unique users engaging it since its launch in 2023. The Career Nav  more