Some states with school cellphone policies are now weighing daylong bans, including for high schoolers, prompting pushback over how strict rules should be and concerns about emergency safety.
Cellphone bans plans are satisfying no one: Parents have concerns about reaching their child in the event of an emergency; teachers aren't happy about their new role as the phone police; and students don't gain anything when technology is taken away.
By treating substitute teachers as valued members of our instructional team, my district achieved a 99% fill rate and built a reliable teacher pipeline.
Date & Time: Wednesday, March 11, 2026 at 11 a.m. ET <br><br> In this webinar, hear evidence-informed frameworks for recognizing and interpreting digital warning signs that 85% of school safety teams miss across online communications, including social media.
Date & Time: Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 2 p.m. ET <br><br> In this 30-minute Ed Talk, leaders will explore a practical "playbook" for designing tutoring as a school improvement and turnaround strategy to accelerate growth in underperforming schools by aligning scheduling and dosage, instructional materials, progress monitoring, and communication across instructional teams within an MTSS framework.
Hawaiʻi is expected to see the greatest decline in high school graduates in the nation over the next several years, raising concerns from lawmakers and Department of Education officials about the future of small schools in shrinking communities.
