WASHINGTON, March 26 (TNSLrpt) -- The District of Columbia Auditor issued the following report entitled "Major Growth in Funding & Staff for Education Oversight Agencies." Here are excerpts: * * * Executive Summary Background and Scope Since 2007, DC's K-12 education system has operated under a largely centralized governance system. Beyond mayoral control of DC Public Schools, within the Executive branch, governance and oversight of the District's education system is shared between the Offi  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, March 27 -- FFRF Action Fund, an organization that says it develops and advocates for legislation, regulations and government programs to preserve the constitutional principle of separation between state and church, posted the following news: * * * Wisconsin voters: Beware of national right-wing group's school board candidates FFRF Action Fund warns that 1776 Project PAC is flooding school board races with out-of-state money ahead of April 7 election * Wisconsin voters h  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, March 26 (TNSLrpt) -- The Florida Auditor General released the following report (No. 2026-139) on March 18, 2026, entitled "Baker County District School Board - Florida Education Finance Program - Attestation Examination." Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY OF ATTESTATION EXAMINATION Except for the material noncompliance described below involving teachers and reporting errors or records that were not properly or accurately prepared or were not available at the time of our  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, March 26 (TNSLrpt) -- The Florida Auditor General released the following report (No. 2026-132) on March 12, 2026, entitled "Bradford County District School Board - Financial and Federal Single Audit." Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY OF REPORT ON FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Our audit disclosed that the basic financial statements of the Bradford County District School Board (District) were presented fairly, in all material respects, in accordance with prescribed financial repor  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, March 26 (TNSLrpt) -- The Florida Auditor General released the following report (No. 2026-142) on March 19, 2026, entitled "Charlotte County District School Board - Financial and Federal Single Audit." Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY SUMMARY OF REPORT ON FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Our audit disclosed that the basic financial statements of the Charlotte County District School Board (District) were presented fairly, in all material respects, in accordance with prescribed fina  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, March 26 (TNSLrpt) -- The Florida Auditor General released the following report (No. 2026-144) on March 20, 2026, entitled "Columbia County District School Board - Financial and Federal Single Audit." Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY SUMMARY OF REPORT ON FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Our audit disclosed that the basic financial statements of the Columbia County District School Board (District) were presented fairly, in all material respects, in accordance with prescribed financ  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, March 26 (TNSLrpt) -- The Florida Auditor General released the following report (No. 2026-135) on March 17, 2025, entitled "Duval County District School Board - Financial and Federal Single Audit." Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY OF REPORT ON FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Our audit disclosed that the basic financial statements of the Duval County District School Board (District) were presented fairly, in all material respects, in accordance with prescribed financial reporting s  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, March 26 (TNSLrpt) -- The Florida Auditor General released the following report (No. 2026-134) on March 17, 2026, entitled "Jackson County District School Board - Financial and Federal Single Audit." Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY OF REPORT ON FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Our audit disclosed that the basic financial statements of the Jackson County District School Board (District) were presented fairly, in all material respects, in accordance with prescribed financial reporti  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, March 26 (TNSLrpt) -- The Florida Auditor General released the following report (No. 2026-143) on March 20, 2026, entitled "Miami-Dade County District School Board - Financial and Federal Single Audit." Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY SUMMARY OF REPORT ON FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Our audit disclosed that the basic financial statements of the Miami-Dade County District School Board (District) were presented fairly, in all material respects, in accordance with prescribed fi  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, March 26 (TNSLrpt) -- The Florida Auditor General released the following report (No. 2026-148) on March 24, 2026, entitled "North East Florida Educational Consortium - Educational Technology Services - Information Technology Operational Audit." Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY This operational audit of North East Florida Educational Consortium (NEFEC) Educational Technology Services (ETS) focused on selected information technology (IT) controls applicable to the IT infr  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, March 27 -- The Institute for Justice posted the following news release: * * * Lawsuit Against Alabama District Attorney and Sheriff Who Punished Political Opponents and Reporter Moves Forward MOBILE, Ala.--A lawsuit against the Escambia County District Attorney Stephen Billy, Sheriff Heath Jackson, and several deputies over their retaliatory arrests of four residents will move forward after a federal court ruled on the officials' motions to dismiss. The "Atmore Four" are  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, March 26 -- The University of New Mexico posted the following news: * * * UNM School of Law professor recognized at the Roundhouse for her historic first moment Warigia Bowman  Warigia Bowman, a University of New Mexico School of Law professor and affiliated faculty member in the Africana Studies department, was recently recognized as part of African American Day at the Legislature, in observance of Black History Month. Rep. Pamelya Herndon, from New Mexico's House  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 25 -- Fisher Phillips, a law firm, issued the following commentary on March 24, 2026, by Chair of Higher Education and partner Shiloh Theberge and partner Sara Hellstedt: * * * Officials at Public Schools Could Face Individual Liability for Illegal Policies: Takeaways + Action Steps for Your School A landmark court ruling puts public school officials and their employees on notice: Enforce a clearly unconstitutional policy, and you may pay for it personally. The US Cour  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, March 26 -- The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression posted the following news release: * * * Students forced to remove 'Let's Go Brandon' sweatshirts seek Supreme Court review * At issue: Can schools ban sanitized political expression just because someone considers it profane? SAND LAKE, Mich., March 26, 2026 - A pair of students who were forced to remove sweatshirts emblazoned with the anti-Biden slogan "Let's Go Brandon" are appealing their case to  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, March 26 -- The University of Wisconsin posted the following news: * * * Tia Nelson, champion of environmental stewardship, to receive honorary degree from UW-Madison The University of Wisconsin-Madison will award an honorary doctorate degree to Tia Nelson, an internationally recognized champion for environmental stewardship and conservation. "Tia Nelson embodies the Wisconsin Idea in its fullest sense. Through her lifelong dedication to environmental stewardship and pub  more

HOUSTON, Texas, March 27 (TNSrpt) -- The University of Houston issued the following news: * * * University of Houston Report Shows Over Half of New Texas Teachers Enter Classrooms Uncertified State Investments into Teacher Certification Pathways Could Be Threatened by Comparably Low Teacher Pay By Kelly Schafler, 713/743-1153, kmschafler@central.uh.edu Texas public school classrooms are at a critical turning point, according to new research from the University of Houston's Education Researc  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, March 26 -- The University of New Mexico posted the following news: * * * UNM School of Law professor recognized at the Roundhouse for her historic first moment Warigia Bowman  Warigia Bowman, a University of New Mexico School of Law professor and affiliated faculty member in the Africana Studies department, was recently recognized as part of African American Day at the Legislature, in observance of Black History Month. Rep. Pamelya Herndon, from New Mexico's House  more