Tag: school districts
Evers signs Wisconsin school cell phone ban into law
(The Center Square) – Wisconsin school boards must create rules banning cell phones during instructional time with a…
Wisconsin becomes the 36th state to limit cellphones in schools
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin became the 36th state to limit cellphones and other electronic devices in school…
New California Law Pushes for Phonics in K-12 Schools
This article was originally published in CalMatters.California took a big step toward overhauling its reading curriculum last week…
Anonymous bomb threat sent to over 40 Florida school districts not credible
A bomb threat sent to more than 40 school districts around Florida, including Brevard Public Schools, on Oct.…
New Michigan school budget shifts more teacher pension costs to districts, prompting pushback
Tawanna Jordan, a Detroit Public Schools Community District teacher, instructs students with ModEL teaching tool | Ken ColemanAs…
First Missouri charter school outside Kansas City, St. Louis metros will focus on workforce training
School buses wait in 2021 outside Thomas Hart Benton Elementary School in Columbia (Rudi Keller/Missouri Independent).The first charter…
Utah tax officials deny tax hikes from 35 cities, school districts and other entities
In a departure from prior years, the Utah State Tax Commission has denied requests for property tax hikes…
Districts OK Union Raises, Don’t Have the Money to Fund Them
Several major school districts have approved teachers union contracts only to find they didn’t have the money to…
Report says Arizona school superintendents pad their pay
(The Center Square) - Arizona school superintendents are inflating taxpayer costs with salaries, lavish benefits and secretive compensation…
The state budget may be coming. What did the delay mean for Northern Michigan schools?
While the state budget deadline is looming, government leaders in Michigan have granted reassurance: A budget is coming.While…
Ethnic Studies Mandate in California Schools Stalls Over Money, Politics
This article was originally published in CalMatters.This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters.This…
Most Minnesota school districts haven’t recovered test scores after the pandemic
Seventh and eighth grade students work collaboratively on algebra problems in Ailee Reinhardt’s math class at Pioneer Ridge…