This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with the Idaho Statesman. Learn more about how to apply for upcoming opportunities. When the Idaho Statesman and ProPublica teamed up to report on crumbling school buildings last year, we recognized that it would be a challenge to capture the attention of readers and … Read more
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain This school year, many of the nation’s adolescents and teens are sitting in class without the device that can sometimes feel like an added appendage: their smartphones. States such as Florida, Indiana, Ohio, South Carolina, and Louisiana have passed laws recently to ban or restrict cell phones in K-12 schools, while … Read more
When Texas lawmakers passed legislation in 2015 that created a pathway for public schools to hire more teachers without formal classroom training, one goal was to make the profession more attractive to individuals from different paths who could offer hands-on learning to students. Some school administrators made it clear they intended to place these so-called … Read more
Good footage The Scottish Authorities has stated it’s backing the introduction of a cell phone ban for headteachers Scottish Authorities to assist headteachers to introduce ban on cell phones in colleges beneath New steerageCollege students could also be required to give up the units earlier than courses or be prohibited from utilizing them on faculty … Read more