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Tipoffs: School Boards Newsletter for Friday May 22, 2026 ( 9 items )  

NOLA-PS Graduate With Perfect Attendance Wins New 2026 Toyota Corolla LE at Premier Stay in School Event
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, May 22 -- NOLA Public Schools issued the following news release on May 21, 2026: * * * NOLA-PS Graduate with Perfect Attendance Wins New 2026 Toyota Corolla LE at Premier Stay in School Event 17-year-old Benjamin Vu, who graduated from The Willow School today, won this year's Stay in School Car Giveaway. Vu, who plans to study Electrical Engineering at LSU walked away with a 2026 Toyota Corolla LE for being one of 49 NOLA Public School (NOLA-PS) students to have perfec  more

Center of the American Experiment Issues Commentary: Minneapolis Public Schools, Facing a $50 Million Deficit, Plans to Build New $105 Million Anishinabe Academy School
MINNETONKA, Minnesota, May 22 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on May 20, 2026, by policy fellow Josiah Padley: * * * Minneapolis Public Schools, facing a $50 million deficit, plans to build new $105 million Anishinabe Academy school Minneapolis Public Schools, the state's third-largest district, is continuing plans to build a brand new $105 million school to rehome Anish  more

Chairman Cassidy Delivers Remarks During Hearing on Strengthening Charter Schools, Expanding Students' Access to Quality Education
WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news on May 20, 2026: * * * Chairman Cassidy Delivers Remarks During Hearing on Strengthening Charter Schools, Expanding Students' Access to Quality Education U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, delivered remarks during today's hearing on how charter schools me  more

Charting Yale's Impact on American Life, One State at a Time
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, May 22 -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * Charting Yale's impact on American life, one state at a time In Montana, Georgia, Maine -- and in every state in the country -- people from Yale are committing themselves to a better future for all. By Jim Shelton Yale's home will always be New Haven, but its backyard is as big as America. Look closely and you'll see the ideas and hard work of Yale's people and their local partners taking root in Missoula,  more

Fisher Phillips Issues Commentary: FP's Summer School - What Educational Leaders Need to Know For The 2027 School Year
ATLANTA, Georgia, May 22 -- Fisher Phillips, a law firm, issued the following insight on May 21, 2026: * * * FP's Summer School: What Educational Leaders Need to Know For The 2027 School Year With graduations upcoming and students in the midst of final exams, leaders at education institutions know summer break is just around the corner. K-12 schools, colleges, and universities have spent this school year facing evolving policies on DEI, student athletes, and immigration, all while navigating   more

Littler Issues Commentary: Public Act No. 26-12 Is a Gamechanger for Connecticut Workplace Compliance - Here Are the Highlights
SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 22 -- Littler, a law firm, issued the following commentary on May 21, 2026, by office managing shareholder Paula N. Anthony, counsel Nicole S. Mule and associates Ian C. Beck and Dylan C. Harriger: * * * Public Act No. 26-12 Is a Gamechanger for Connecticut Workplace Compliance - Here Are the Highlights At a Glance * Connecticut enacted a 124-page omnibus bill that represents the most comprehensive overhaul of Connecticut's workplace laws in recent years, impos  more

NOLA-PS Graduate With Perfect Attendance Wins New 2026 Toyota Corolla LE at Premier Stay in School Event
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, May 22 -- NOLA Public Schools issued the following news release on May 21, 2026: * * * NOLA-PS Graduate with Perfect Attendance Wins New 2026 Toyota Corolla LE at Premier Stay in School Event 17-year-old Benjamin Vu, who graduated from The Willow School today, won this year's Stay in School Car Giveaway. Vu, who plans to study Electrical Engineering at LSU walked away with a 2026 Toyota Corolla LE for being one of 49 NOLA Public School (NOLA-PS) students to have perfec  more

SFA's JacksTeach Program Names Second Science Teacher Fellow
NACOGDOCHES, Texas, May 22 -- Stephen F. Austin State University issued the following news: * * * SFA's JacksTeach program names second science teacher fellow Following the successful launch of its educator support initiative last year, Stephen F. Austin State University's JacksTeach program has named alumna Amy Calhoun, chemistry teacher at Sabine High School in Gladewater, as the recipient of the second annual JacksTeach Science Teacher Fellowship. The fellowship, which recognizes exceptio  more

Three ATU Retirees Earn Professor Emeritus Status
RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas, May 21 -- Arkansas Tech University issued the following news: * * * Three ATU Retirees Earn Professor Emeritus Status * Retired Arkansas Tech University faculty members Nita Herrick Colpitts, Karen Futterer and Ken Futterer received professor emeritus status from the ATU Board of Trustees during its meeting on Thursday, May 21. Requirements for professor emeritus status for faculty members who have retired from Arkansas Tech include 15 or more years of consecutive s  more