A new study confirms a hunch: School cellphone bans can boost test scores
Oct 20, 2025
A new study confirms a hunch: School cellphone bans can boost test scores
Chalkbeat
Charles Longshore distinctly remembers the tipping point that led his Alabama middle school to ban cellphones, two years before the state adopted its own ban.
CPR
One morning at the State Capitol earlier this month, Democratic Representative Emily Sirota stood before her colleagues on the House floor to present the draft budget bill.
Chalkbeat
Candidates wouldn’t be allowed to run for a Colorado school board if they have a recent conviction for certain violent crimes or felony drug offenses under a proposed state law.
Chalkbeat
After months of waiting, lawmakers began the process on Monday of moving the state’s school funding bill forward. They must pass it before the end of session on May 13.
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New Gallup survey of 14- to 29-year-olds shows growing misgivings from a generation poised to enter higher education and a workforce changed by AI.
