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Teachers are increasing student engagement by creating their own videos

Edtech advocates encourage educators to form bonds with their classes by creating bite-sized videos similar to TikTok content.

Ohio school cellphone ban? Here’s how Columbus area districts handle student phones

Most districts in central Ohio have policies limiting cellphone use during school hours. For example, the region's largest schools, including Columbus, Olentangy, South-Western and Westerville, all have student conduct policy prohibiting cellphone use during class time unless otherwise instructed by their teacher or principal.

Beaverton takes the lead in Oregon school districts’ drive to electrify school buses

Concerns about a lack of available charging stations remain a limiting factor, however. “We don’t use the electric school buses for trips outside of our district boundaries due to range issues. This is the primary reason why we are limiting our fleet to 100 buses,” Beaverton transportation administrator Craig Beaver told The Oregonian/OregonLive.

Free school meals for all may reduce childhood obesity, while easing financial and logistical burdens

The quality of school meals has steadily improved, especially since the 2010 Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act strengthened nutrition standards for school meals. In fact, by 2017, one study found that school meals provided the best diet quality of any major U.S. food source.

Ex-Montgomery superintendent McKnight to get $1.3M in separation deal

Most of the payout covers “agreed upon wages,” though it also includes $30,000 to cover her attorney fees, according to the agreement, which was obtained by The Washington Post through a public records request.

What the data says about pandemic school closures, four years later

The more time students spent in remote instruction, the further they fell behind. And, experts say, extended closures did little to stop the spread of Covid.

Alaska Gov. Dunleavy vetoes bipartisan education bill

The measure, which contained the largest nominal school funding increase in state history, was billed as a compromise between progressive lawmakers—who sought a larger funding increase than what was eventually included—and more conservative legislators.

After staying neutral for a year, Utah’s largest teachers union opposes diverting money from education

A proposed constitutional amendment on the ballot this fall would allow the state to use income tax money originally for education ‘to support other state needs.’

What led to Sean McDaniel’s resignation as OKCPS superintendent? Emails shine a light.

Communication issues between Oklahoma City Public Schools Superintendent Sean McDaniel and members of the district's board of education, particularly regarding the district’s treatment of charter schools, seemed to be a source of friction.

Montana lawmakers say state Superintendent Arntzen not fulfilling ‘constitutional duties’

“The net result of the decisions that have been made by the superintendent of public instruction is that programs that we have put into law are being disrupted or impeded,” said Chairperson Dave Bedey, R-Hamilton.

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