Texas education commissioner calls for student cellphone ban in schools
Texas Education Agency Commissioner Mike Morath on Wednesday said next year lawmakers should ban the use of cellphones in public schools across the state.
Texas Education Chief Advocates for Statewide Cellphone Ban in Schools Amidst Academic Concerns
Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath proposed a statewide school cellphone ban, citing harm to students' academic and mental health.
Texas Official Calls for Cellphone Ban in Schools, Citing 'Harmful' Effects
Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath said that cellphone use in schools has an "extremely harmful" impact on students.
Virginia Democrats introduce bill to restrict school cellphone use
Virginia Senate Democrats introduced a bill to restrict cellphone use in schools, following Governor Youngkin's guidance.
East Texas schools consider possible cell phone ban
Education has been a hot topic of discussion as of late and now lawmakers and administration are looking at the use of phones in school. “We’ve been dealing with cell phones now for over 20 years inside of schools,
Va. Senate Dems propose school cellphone restriction bill with more exceptions
It would require policies to “restrict, to the fullest extent possible, student cell phone possession and use in the classroom during regular school hours,” but does not address time outside
New Poll Reveals NYers' Views On Banning Cell Phone Use In Schools
On Tuesday, Sept. 17, Instagram unveiled several new security features for teenage users aimed at combating bullying, sensitive content, and screen addiction.In June, Hochul signed the Stop Addictive Feeds Exploitation (SAFE) For Kids Act,
Virginia First Lady hosts conversation about cell phones as commonwealth restricts phones in schools
Virginia’s new policies restricting cell phones in public schools have been the talk among parents, teachers and students across the commonwealth all school year. On Thursday night, Virginia’s First Lady,
No A-F grades for Texas schools as judge temporarily blocks release
Texas schools won’t receive A-F accountability grades after a judge granted a new order temporarily blocking them on ...
Texas education commissioner talks public education needs at Tuloso-Midway ISD event
Tuloso-Midway ISD held its State of the District event Thursday, including remarks from Texas Education Agency head Mike ...
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Judge blocks Texas Education Agency from releasing school ratings
The Texas Education Agency can't release A-F grades while a lawsuit brought be a handful of school districts moves forward.
Dozens of Texas school districts press state to suspend new student data reporting system
The superintendents said they haven’t received enough support from the state or time to fix errors the system generated.
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Do Bible stories belong in K-5 curriculum? Texas board to vote in November
The Republican-controlled board is set to vote in November on whether to approve a slate of instructional materials the Texas ...
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State Board of Education hears public comment on Bible-infused curriculum
Much of the comment came from educators, parents and religious advocates who spoke out against the proposed changes.
Texas’ largest educator preparation program will be monitored
The decision ends a legal battle between the state and the educator prep company, but it’s not the end of the story for the ...
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Judge blocks Texas Education Agency from releasing disputed school ratings
The court granted a coalition of school districts a temporary injunction preventing the Texas Education Agency from making ...
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Texas education board hears public comment on Bible-infused curriculum
Last week, the Texas State Board of Education held a public hearing where it heard nearly 10 hours of comments on a new ...
Kids caught bullying will lose cell phone privileges in N.J. school district
A Monmouth County school district is among the latest to require students to turn off cell phones in class — and ban students caught bullying from bringing phones to school at all. The new policy in ...