PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, May 27 -- Brown University posted the following news: * * * Brown Corporation elects eight new trustees * PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] - During its annual spring meeting in May, the Corporation of Brown University elected eight new members to its Board of Trustees. Each was invited to serve on Brown's highest governing body based on their commitment to the University and its mission of education and research. The new trustees are Suzi Kwon Cohen; Oliver Haa  more

MINNETONKA, Minnesota, May 28 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on May 27, 2026, by policy fellow Catrin Wigfall: * * * For every dollar teachers pay, the union spends a dime on them A new report has found that the largest teachers' union spent roughly 10 cents on the dollar for activities directly representing its members over the last year, while larger portions went to   more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, May 27 -- Gov. Patrick Morrisey, R-West Virginia, issued the following news: * * * Governor Morrisey Signs Landmark Workforce Pell Grant and Micro-Credentialing Legislation at New River CTC * BEAVER, W.Va. - Governor Patrick Morrisey today signed two major workforce development bills during a bill signing ceremony at New River Community and Technical College aimed at expanding career training opportunities and strengthening West Virginia's skilled workforce pipelin  more

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Scanlon Introduces Legislation to Ensure Access to Legal Counsel in Child Protection Court Proceedings * Washington, D.C. -Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) today introduced the Right to Representation Act, to ensure children and families have access to legal representation to protect their rights when they must navigate the complex child welfare system. Currently, the right to counse  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 27 [Category: Libraries] -- The American Library Association posted the following news release: * * * AASL Issues Statement on Injunction of Senate File 496 * CHICAGO- The American Association of School Librarians released the following statement in response to the U.S. Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals vacating the lower court's injunctions of portions of Senate File 496, an Iowa law that requires library workers to remove books from the state's public-school libraries.  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 27 -- Vanderbilt University posted the following news release: * * * Four new trustees elected to Vanderbilt Board of Trust for 2026 * The Vanderbilt University Board of Trust elected a slate of new trustees during its annual spring meeting in early May. Philip Bredesen, Mark Howard Carter, BE'98, and Dina Powell McCormick will serve five-year terms beginning July 1. Todd Graham, BE'96, will serve a two-year term as the alumni trustee, bringing the alumni perspectiv  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, May 27 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news: * * * Governor Mills and State Leaders Celebrate Statewide Ban on Cell Phones in Schools * Governor Mills joins lawmakers, students, and community leaders at Westbrook High School in celebration of landmark "Bell to Bell, No Cell" ban Westbrook, MAINE -Governor Janet Mills this morning joined Westbrook High School students and school officials to celebrate a new statewide policy restricting student cell phone u  more

FARMVILLE, Virginia, May 28 -- Longwood University issued the following news release: * * * Legacy gift funds new D. Michael and Tamara Bird Jones '81 Center for P-12 Outreach and continues record-breaking year of philanthropy at Longwood From the age of eight, Tammy Bird Jones '81 knew she wanted to be an educator. "I played teacher all the time. I had a chalkboard and everything," she said. "Family would visit, and my aunts and uncles would try to get away from me because they knew I'd pul  more

ALBANY, New York, May 27 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Let Them Build: Governor Hochul Signs Legislation That Delivers Generational Reforms to Make it Easier and More Affordable to Build Housing and Critical Infrastructure * Governor Kathy Hochul today signed a key component of her FY27 budget, which includes her "Let Them Build" agenda, a sweeping set of common-sense reforms that cut red tape and remove duplicative environmental reviews for housi  more

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * PHOTOS: Sen. Schiff Visits Long Beach City College, Joins Student Roundtable and Highlights Efforts to Bring Down the Cost of Living * Long Beach, CA - In case you missed it, U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) attended a student roundtable at Long Beach City College where students shared the main issues at the forefront of their minds. During the roundtable, Schiff discussed his ongoing efforts   more

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren for TIME: Tax AI and Invest in People * "If we overhaul our tax code and tax AI, we can use that money to build a country that works for everyone." "The American people deserve to share in the success of this technology." Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) published an op-ed in TIME making the case that any solution to the problems posed by AI must   more