DES MOINES, Iowa, May 21 -- The Des Moines Public Schools issued the following news release: * * * Lewis Named Director of Communications, Marketing and Public Affairs Amanda Lewis has been named as the next Director of Communications, Marketing, and Public Affairs at Des Moines Public Schools. Lewis will succeed Phil Roeder, who is retiring at the end of June. Roeder has spent two decades with Des Moines Public Schools, including a term on the School Board and more than 16 years as director  more

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, May 20 -- Fairfax County Public Schools issued the following news: * * * FCPS This Week - May 20, 2026 * A West Springfield High School softball player slides into third base during an afternoon practice. Students Win Awards at the International Science and Engineering Fair Nine FCPS students won awards at the International Science and Engineering Fair. The event took place last week in Phoenix. Read about the winning projects. Students Earn Top Honors at FBLA Stat  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, May 21 -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation issued the following news release: * * * FFRF supports AZ students protesting school-sponsored prayer Students at El Capitan High School in Colorado City, Ariz., are protesting school-sponsored prayer that district officials are still scheduling in the graduation ceremony despite student objections and constitutional dictates. The Freedom From Religion Foundation has told the Colorado City Unified School District to immediate  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, May 20 -- The University of Tennessee posted the following news: * * * Haslam Leadership Scholars To Welcome 16 First-Year Students * This fall, the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, will welcome 16 first-year students as the 2026 class of Haslam Leadership Scholars. Established in 2008 with a gift from Jimmy and Dee Haslam and Jim and Natalie Haslam, the scholarship program honors the Haslam family's legacy of developing community-minded and intellectually gifted you  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 21 -- The Illinois Policy Institute issued the following news release on May 20, 2026: * * * TODAY: Chicago Teachers Union members to vote on $800 dues hike, banning member lawsuits Illinois Policy Institute experts available to comment * Members of the Chicago Teachers Union begin voting today on a proposed dues increase that could cost some members up to $800 more per year and a proposal limiting members' ability to sue the union for violating their rights, accordin  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * The Leader's Floor Lookout: Wednesday, May 20, 2026 * Here's what to watch for on the House Floor today: Protecting Parents' Rights and Preventing Woke Gender Ideology Indoctrination in Schools For years, schools across the country have increasingly cut parents out of decisions involving their children while promoting woke gender ideology in classrooms. Under the Biden Admi  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Department of Education Probes Loudoun County Public Schools Over Alleged Bathroom Filming Incidents * Today, the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) initiated a directed investigation into Loudoun County Public Schools (Loudoun) in Virginia amid reports that a high school student may have taken photos and videos of dozens of underage students in school bathroom stall  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, May 20 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news: * * * Dole Institute of Politics announces summer America at 250 programming * LAWRENCE -The Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas announced today its summer programming lineup in honor of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the U.S. Declaration of Independence on July 4. All events are free and open to the public. "The America 250 commemorations and World Cup events together in s  more

BOCA RATON, Florida, May 21 -- Florida Atlantic University, a component of the state university system in Florida, issued the following news: * * * Forbidden Friends Become Former Friends After Moms Voice Disapproval Study Snapshot: Parents worry about the company their children keep - and many don't hesitate to say so. Parents who express disapproval of a friendship presumably hope to disrupt the affiliation. But does this tactic work? Researchers at Florida Atlantic University and Mykolas R  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, May 21 -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation issued the following news release: * * * FFRF supports AZ students protesting school-sponsored prayer Students at El Capitan High School in Colorado City, Ariz., are protesting school-sponsored prayer that district officials are still scheduling in the graduation ceremony despite student objections and constitutional dictates. The Freedom From Religion Foundation has told the Colorado City Unified School District to immediate  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Gillibrand Demands Passage Of Bill To Provide Free Meals For All K-12 Students To Help New York Families Struggling Amid Rising Grocery And Gas Prices * Over 14 million children are food insecure, and nearly 40% of SNAP recipients are 18 or younger Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) held a virtual press conference to call for passage of her Universal School Meals Program Act, legi  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, May 20 -- Gov. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Spanberger Acts on Legislation, Responds to Increased, Aggressive Federal Immigration Enforcement with Executive Order * RICHMOND, VA -Governor Abigail Spanberger today took action to strengthen public safety, reaffirm federal law enforcement accountability, and provide guidance to Virginians holding public positions -including as poll workers, courthouse security personnel, a  more

CLINTON, Mississippi, May 21 -- Mississippi College issued the following news: * * * MC-CPSD partnership enhances culturally responsive literacy at Northside School Students in the Multicultural Classroom at Mississippi College partnered with the Clinton Public School District to deliver a service-learning project during spring 2026 that helped promote literacy while celebrating cultural diversity. Integrated within the national "Read Across America Week" program, the partnership's "Read Acr  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Nadler, Blunt Rochester Lead 10 Democratic Lawmakers Demanding The EEOC Resume Demographic Data Collection EEOC's latest actions further Trump's agenda, eliminating protections for women and workers of color * Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-12) and Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (Del.) led 10 lawmakers in demanding the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) immediately resume full dem  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, May 21 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Education issued the following news: * * * Shapiro Administration's Nationally-Recognized Investments in Middle School Students Give Thousands of Learners More Opportunities for Hands-On Learning Inside and Outside of the Classroom Under Governor Shapiro's leadership, Pennsylvania has increased funding for public education by almost $3 billion in just three years. PDE has been working with stakeholders to expand and increase   more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Blunt Rochester and Congressman Nadler Lead 10 Democratic Lawmakers Demanding the EEOC Resume Demographic Data Collection EEOC's latest actions further Trump's agenda, eliminating protections for women and workers of color * Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), a member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, and Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-12) led 1  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * The Case Against Brian Fitzpatrick * "Brian Fitzpatrick first ran for Congress promising he would be independent-minded, but now has sold Bucks and Montgomery County families out to the highest bidder. Fitzpatrick has changed and shown that when push comes to shove, he will fall in line with Donald Trump and his billionaire donors as Pennsylvania families pay the price. While Fitzpa  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Eugene Vindman, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Vindman Votes to Keep Parents Involved * Washington, D.C. -Congressman Eugene Vindman (Va.-07) today released the following statement after voting in favor of H.R. 2616 -a bill that ensures parents are included when elementary and middle schoolers want to change their preferred name, gender, or pronouns on official school forms. "As a dad to two public school kids, I believe parents must be incl  more