ORANGEBURG, South Carolina, May 14 -- South Carolina State University issued the following news: * * * 'Purpose will guide your path': SC State hoods 16 doctoral graduates Author: Dionne Gleaton/Senior Writer Educational leadership candidates celebrated for perseverance, research and a commitment to advancing schools and communities * Teacher and principal are among the titles Aunquize Perkins has held during a long educational career, with each experience preparing him to complete his mi  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 (Sen.) -- Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * AS REPUBLICANS PUSH FOR $1 BILLION IN TAXPAYER DOLLARS FOR TRUMP'S GILDED BALLROOM, SCHUMER REVEALS HOW THAT FUNDING COULD INSTEAD BE USED TO LOWER COSTS FOR NEW YORK FAMILIES * Trump Promised "Not One Penny" Of Federal Money Would Be Used For His Ballroom -Now Republicans Want Taxpayers To Spend $1 Billion On Trump's Vanity Project While NY Families Struggle To Afford  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following opening remarks on May 13, 2026, at a Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government hearing entitled "Sharia-Free America: Why Political Islam & Sharia Law Are Incompatible with the U.S. Constitution II": * * * At Republican Rerun Hearing on Sharia Law, Ranking Member Raskin Slams GOP's Unconstitutional Attack on Religious Liberty Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranki  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Mike Bost, R-Illinois, chairman of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on May 13, 2026: * * * Chairman Bost Opens Hearing on Plan to Reform and Improve Homelessness Services for Veterans in West LA Region Today, House Committee on Veterans' Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), delivered the following opening remarks, as prepared, at the start of the Full Committee's oversight hearing to examine the Department of Veterans Affairs' (V  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 14 -- Chicago Public Schools issued the following news release: * * * Chicago Public Schools Launches FY2027 Budget Process with Preliminary School-Level Budgets SY 2026-27 Preliminary School Budgets Focus on Meeting Student Needs and Ensuring Financial Sustainability * Chicago Public Schools (CPS) on Tuesday issued more than 600 preliminary individual school budgets to principals, launching the first phase of the District's FY 2026-27 budget process. Like many school  more

ITHACA, New York, May 13 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Community-engaged learning celebrated, Buffalo Co-Lab honored * Since the Buffalo Co-Lab 's founding in 1946, the ILR School has played a vital role in western New York, working in partnership with business, union, government, education and community organizations - a relationship that was honored at an event May 7 at the Burchfield Penney Art Center on the Buffalo State University campus. The event, " Educatio  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Cramer, Coons Introduce Legislation to Expand Options for Retirement Charitable Contributions * WASHINGTON, D.C. - As seniors and retirees across America consider estate planning for retirement, they have more options than ever before. In 2022, U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) successfully led an effort to include the Legacy IRA Act as part of the SECURE 2.0 Act, allowing seniors to make qualifi  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * NEWS: Sanders, Omar, More Than 100 Colleagues Introduce Legislation to End Child Hunger Through Universal School Meals * WASHINGTON, May 13 - Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) today introduced legislation to end child hunger in the United States. The Universal School Meals Program Act of 2026 would offer free breakfast, lunch, dinner, and a snack to every student in America -r  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, May 14 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on May 12, 2026: * * * Governor McKee Nominates New Members to the Rhode Island Board of Education Governor McKee today announced his nomination of four members to the Rhode Island Board of Education: Sandra Cano and Karen Hazard to the Council on Elementary and Secondary Education and Dr. Arthur-Paul Petrosinelli and Alan Tenreiro to the Council on Postsecondary Education. "I am proud  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release on May 13, 2026: * * * Sanders, Omar, More Than 100 Colleagues Introduce Legislation to End Child Hunger Through Universal School Meals Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) today introduced legislation to end child hunger in the United States. The Universal School Meals Program Act of 2026 would offer free breakfast, lunch, dinner, and a snack to every student in America -- regardless   more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen, Gillibrand, Lujan, Lee Reintroduce Legislation to Expand Community Schools * Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), and U.S. Representative Susie Lee (D-Nev.-03) reintroduced the Full-Service Community School Expansion Act, legislation to provide essential resources for school districts to plan for, implement, expand, and s  more