WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- Capella University, Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Strayer University have provided a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Education concerning the recently proposed changes to Title IV loan programs under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA). The institutions emphasize the importance of these changes for promoting student interests, particularly for adult learners in distance education and direct assessment programs. In their submission, the institutions expre  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Aug. 29 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Federal Judge Affirms Jury Verdict for Taft's Client Aspen Valley Hospital in EMTALA and Medical Negligence Trial * On Aug. 28, 2025, a federal judge rejected efforts by plaintiffs Greg and Gayle Shugars to overturn a jury's verdict in favor of Taft client Aspen Valley Hospital, Dawn Kopf, P.A. and its emergency nursing team on claims that they committed medical negligence and viola  more

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, Aug. 28 -- Fairfax County Public Schools issued the following news: * * * Message from the Superintendent about Minneapolis School Shooting * Hello Team FCPS, Tuesday was a tough day for all of us. Like many of you, I have watched the news coverage of the horrific school shooting in Minnesota. Witnessing the fear and grief of the families and staff who are suffering great loss, understandably causes feelings of sorrow for everyone involved; we hold our children and   more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Aug. 29 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary: * * * New data show majority of Minnesota students still below grade-level in reading and math * Academic performance on the reading and math Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments (MCAs) is slightly down from last year, and more than half of public school students statewide remain bel  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Aug. 29 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary: * * * New data shows an ongoing struggle to lower rates of chronic absenteeism * The Minnesota Department of Education recently released data for the 2023-2024 school year, showing that the number of chronically absent students remains high in Minnesota. A student is considered ch  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Blumenthal: Week in Review 8/22/2025-8/29/2025 * Honoring the Victims of the Minnesota School Shooting [Hartford, CT] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) shared his grief for the lives lost in the shooting at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis. Blumenthal called for increased gun violence prevention measures in the wake of this tragedy. "My heart breaks for the stud  more