MINNETONKA, Minnesota, May 6 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on May 5, 2026, by policy fellow Josiah Padley: * * * Policies for Teacher Appreciation Week Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! This week, parents and students are hopefully flooding teachers' desks with notes, gift cards, and kitschy mugs. But what are the policies that teachers would really want to have in pla  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, May 5 (TNSLrpt) -- The Florida Auditor General released the following report (No. 2026-169) on April 22, 2026, entitled "Broward County District School Board - Florida Education Finance Program - Attestation Examination." Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY 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 tim  more

FARGO, North Dakota, May 5 -- North Dakota State University posted the following news: * * * Former North Dakota governor and first lady to receive NDSU Honorary Doctorates * Jack Dalrymple, who served as North Dakota's 32 nd governor from 2010 to 2016 will receive an Honorary Doctor of Agriculture and his wife, Betsy, will receive an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from NDSU during its spring commencement ceremony. Jack and Betsy Dalrymple will be recognized at the 2 p.m. ceremony on Sa  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- The House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education released the following written testimony by Michaele N. Turnage Young, senior counsel and co-manager of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Inc. Equal Protection Initiative, from an April 28, 2026, hearing entitled "Leveling Down: How Equity Policies Undermine Excellence and Harm Students": * * * Good morning Chairman Kiley, Ranking Member Bonamici, and other dist  more

HATTIESBURG, Mississippi, May 6 -- The University of Southern Mississippi issued the following news: * * * State Rep. Richard Bennett Honored with Friendship Oak Award By: Gabriela Shinskie The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) honored Mississippi state Rep. Richard Bennett with the 2026 Friendship Oak Award during its annual Gulf Coast Awards Day ceremony held April 29 at the Gulf Park campus. The award recognizes individuals whose leadership and service strengthen the connection be  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- The House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education released the following testimony by Daniel Buck, research fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, from an April 28, 2026, hearing entitled "Leveling Down: How Equity Policies Undermine Excellence and Harm Students": * * * Good morning, Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member Bonamici, and distinguished members of the committee. During my time as a teacher in Title I schools, I   more

ANDERSON, South Carolina, May 6 -- Anderson University issued the following news release: * * * Dr. Daniels' Curricula Expands Statewide Curricula created by Anderson University Distinguished Professor of History and Political Science Dr. Matt Daniels has now been expanded to 75 school districts across South Carolina, providing a new generation of students a foundation for empathetic civic engagement and the ability to disagree without resorting to vitriol--or violence. Several major statewid  more

NEW YORK, May 6 -- The Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, an organization that defends the right of Catholics to participate in American public life without defamation or discrimination, issued the following commentary on May 5, 2026, by President Bill Donohue: * * * SEXUAL ABUSE IN NYC SCHOOLS v. CATHOLIC CHURCH No institution today has a better record handling the sexual abuse of minors than the Catholic Church. Its record from the mid-1960s to the mid-1980s was bad, but given   more

MINNETONKA, Minnesota, May 6 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on May 5, 2026, by policy fellow Catrin Wigfall: * * * Celebrating excellent educators across all learning settings National Teacher Appreciation Week kicked off yesterday, with today recognized as National Teacher Day. It was first celebrated in 1953 after Eleanor Roosevelt persuaded Congress to set aside a da  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Rep. Jahana Hayes, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Hayes Introduces National Teacher Appreciation Week Resolution * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Jahana Hayes (CT-05) introduced legislation to designate May 4, 2026, through May 8, 2026, as Teacher Appreciation Week. The legislation affirms that public school teachers should have a seat at the table in education policymaking at all levels, including federal, state, and local decision-maki  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- The House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education released the following written testimony by Michaele N. Turnage Young, senior counsel and co-manager of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Inc. Equal Protection Initiative, from an April 28, 2026, hearing entitled "Leveling Down: How Equity Policies Undermine Excellence and Harm Students": * * * Good morning Chairman Kiley, Ranking Member Bonamici, and other dist  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 5 -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: * * * Nine North Carolina Teachers Awarded Kenan Fellowships to Build Student Pathways into Energy Careers, Funded by DEQ State Energy Office * The Kenan Fellows Program has awarded nine North Carolina teachers Kenan Fellowships to help students across the state discover career opportunities in the energy sector, bringing firsthand industry experience back into K-12 cla  more

MOUNT PROSPECT, Illinois, May 5 [Category: Business] -- The National Sporting Goods Association posted the following news: * * * Three High School Associations, John Carroll University Add Flag Football * DOWNERS GROVE, ILLINOIS (May 5, 2026) - The New Jersey, Maryland and Washington, D.C. high school associations and John Carroll University announced plans recently to add girls/women's flag football as officially sanctioned sports. New Jersey, Maryland and Washington, D.C., will begin san  more