A growing number of states are considering legislation to ban or restrict cellphones in schools, part of an effort to remove classroom distractions for students as concerns rise about their mental health.
House Bill 1136 proposes converting 50 schools in the Indianapolis Public Schools district into charter schools due to enrollment shifts. Under the legislation, four other school districts would also be disbanded.
Idaho lawmakers have detailed data on public schools, but limited information on private schools due to a lack of regulation, which is a key issue as they consider using taxpayer funds for private school tuition.
School voucher advocates in Texas are entering next year's legislative session with better odds than ever of passing a measure that would let parents use public money to pay for their kids' private schooling. But first, lawmakers will have to agree on what the program looks like.
Will the U.S. Department of Education be dismantled? Or does Trump's proposal ring hollow? Tune into this story as we provide updates in the months leading up to his first day in office.
Despite the attorney general's declaration that Illinois schools should stop using police to discipline students, officers statewide continue to ticket kids with costly fines. One lawmaker will again pursue legislation to end the practice.
Decisions about whether students should be allowed to leave school to attend off-campus religious instruction should be left to each of Ohio's 600 local school districts, argued opponents of an Ohio House bill that would mandate it.
Gov. Bill Lee and lawmakers recently rolled out a recycled "universal" private-school voucher program designed to gain support from teachers and school districts with extra spending. The new proposal could cost another $275 million, plus funds to give teachers a one-time $2,000 bonus.
Rep. Chad Aull will file Alyssa's Law during the next legislative session. The bill calls for the installation of silent panic alarms directly linked to law enforcement.
