NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 8 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog: * * * Knox School Board Asks Legislature to Revise Age-Appropriate Materials Act * Knox County Board of Education members voted 5-4 on Friday to ask the Tennessee General Assembly to revise the state's Age-Appropriate Materials Act after the law led to the temporary removal of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel "Roots" from school libraries, according to Tennessee Lookout.   more

WASHINGTON, June 8 [Category: Political] -- America First Legal, a civil rights organization, posted the following news release: * * * America First Legal Files Formal Complaints with the Trump Administration Demanding Investigations Into Three School Districts Ahead of Superintendents' Testimony Before Congress * America First Legal (AFL) has sent formal complaints to the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of Education detailing serious violations of federal law by Chicago P  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, June 5 -- Morgan State University issued the following news release: * * * Getty Foundation Awards $235,000 Grant to Morgan State University's Beulah M. Davis Special Collections Funding Will Preserve Historic Collections, Expand Access to Art and Create More Opportunities to Celebrate the Underrecognized Achievements of Black Artists - Baltimore -Morgan State University has received a $235,000 grant from the Getty Foundation-one of the world's leading cultural and phi  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on June 8, 2026: * * * Justice Department Launches Compliance Review Concerning Gender Ideology in San Francisco Unified School District and Three Additional California School Districts Today, the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division launched a compliance review into four California public school districts: Graves Elementary School District, San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD), Santa Rita Un  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 9 -- The Louisiana Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * LOUISIANA K-3 READING PROFICIENCY CLIMBS 16.5 POINTS DURING 2025-2026 SCHOOL YEAR Two-thirds of K-3 students finish the year reading on or above grade level * Louisiana students in kindergarten through third grade posted strong reading gains during the 2025-2026 school year. Literacy screener results released today by the Louisiana Department of Education show a 16.5 percentage-p  more

LOMA LINDA, California, June 8 -- Loma Linda University Health issued the following news: * * * When stress keeps teens up at night: stress-induced insomnia * Consistent sleepless nights could be a sign of a mental health condition For many teenagers, going to sleep at night is when worries take center stage, causing restlessness and difficulty staying asleep. While occasional stress is a normal part of growing up, persistent middle-of-the-night anxiety and sleep disruption can be a sign o  more

LANSING, Michigan, June 9 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on June 8, 2026: * * * DeVos-Funded John James Dodges Questions on Education Two-time statewide loser John James, who is funded by the anti-public school DeVos family, did not respond to an interview request from WWMT in Kalamazoo last week to discuss education. WWMT, while looking at each of the gubernatorial candidate's plans for education, noted that: "A request for an interview was sent to Repub  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, June 9 -- The Pennsylvania Senate Republicans issued the following news release on June 8, 2026: * * * Senate Approves Pennycuick Measure to Require Public Schools to Display the POW/MIA Flag The Senate today approved legislation (Senate Bill 835) sponsored by Sen. Tracy Pennycuick (R-24) to require the POW/MIA flag be displayed at any public school in the Commonwealth that already displays the American flag, provided the school can reasonably accommodate it. "The P  more