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Mobile ban in schools not improving grades or behaviour, study suggests
It is the first study to look at school phone rules, alongside measures of pupil health and education.BBC News - 4h -
Sweden Mourns Shooting at Orebro School
The authorities said that at least 11 people were killed and that the person suspected of being the shooter was believed to be among the dead.The New York Times - 11h -
Teaching specialists to intervene at failing English schools
‘Stuck’ schools could be taken over by successful academy trusts, says education secretaryFinancial Times - 2d -
Is Micromanaging Teachers a Recipe for School Success?
A new superintendent is trying to improve Houston’s public schools through strictly structured teaching. The district says it’s working. Many educators and parents hate it.The New York Times - 2d -
Ofsted to press ahead with ‘Nando’s-style’ scorecard for schools
Proposed assessment of 8 core areas would replace regulator’s controversial single-word judgmentsFinancial Times - 5d -
Trump to attend school choice roundtable
President Trump will attend a school choice roundtable at the White House on Friday, just two days after signing an executive order to give more support to the programs. “The White House is ...The Hill - 5d -
Driver bailed after school crash deaths rearrest
Nuria Sajjad and Selena Lau were at a school tea party when a Land Rover crashed into the playground.BBC News - 6d -
School holiday fines at a record high
The number of fines issued for unauthorised school holidays has tripled since 2016-17.BBC News - 6d -
Oklahoma education chief: 'Our schools will not be sanctuary schools'
The Oklahoma schools chief says he will support the Trump administration's immigration enforcement efforts.The Hill - 6d -
Trump signs order to boost school choice programs
President Trump has signed an executive order freeing up federal funds for school choice programs and ordering the creation of guidance on how states can use federal money for K-12 scholarships. ...The Hill - 6d -
Denver mayor decries immigration raids in hospitals, schools
Denver Mayor Mike Johnston on Tuesday decried immigration raids in schools and hospitals. “We don't want people targeting schools or churches or hospitals,” Johnston told CNN’s Jake Tapper on “The ...The Hill - Jan. 29 -
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Homan defends immigration raids at middle, elementary schools
Tom Homan, President Trump’s border czar, defended the administration's plans to send Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) into schools. Homan joined ABC’s “This Week,” where he was asked ...The Hill - Jan. 26 -
Slotkin criticizes Trump’s ICE raids, plans for schools
Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) criticized President Trump’s recent Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids and his acknowledgment that schools could be targeted. Slotkin was asked on ABC's ...The Hill - Jan. 26 -
Police contacted over school rugby tour
The school said it took disciplinary action and contacted the police after a complaint about incidents on a school rugby trip to Portugal.BBC News - Jan. 26 -
Chicago school district says it was wrong about ICE agents going to a school
Chicago Public Schools said its officials made a mistake when they said ICE had gone to a school, mistaken information that caused alarm. It was Secret Service.NBC News - Jan. 25 -
Police investigate social media of Nashville school shooter
Investigators are looking into the Nashville school shooter's social media and writings. Sources tell CBS News that Nashville gunman Solomon Henderson and Natalie Rupnow — who's accused of opening ...CBS News - Jan. 24 -
Mayotte's students are returning to school amid cyclone devastation
Students in the French territory of Mayotte are preparing to return to school on Monday, just over six weeks after the worst cyclone to hit the islands off Africa in nearly a century laid waste to ...ABC News - Jan. 23 -
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New York proposes ban on smartphones during school hours
New York could soon join a growing list of states limiting cell phones in schools. If approved, the restrictions would go into effect at the start of next school year. CBS News correspondent Meg ...CBS News - Jan. 22 -
Nashville school shooting investigation underway
At least one student was killed on Wednesday in a shooting at Antioch High School in Nashville, Tennessee. Senior coordinating producer for CBS News' crime and public safety unit Anna Schecter ...CBS News - Jan. 22 -
Can ICE arrest immigrants at schools and churches?
Questions remain over ICE arrests at U.S. schools and churches as President Trump's new immigration policies get underway. CBS News' Andres Gutierrez reports.CBS News - Jan. 22 -
Two dead, including shooter, in Tennessee school shooting
Police say one student was killed when a student fired several shots inside a high school cafeteria in Antioch, Tennessee. The shooter died of a self-inflicted gunshot.NBC News - Jan. 22 -
At least two students wounded in Tennessee school shooting
Police say two students were wounded and a shooter has been "contained" after a shooting inside a high school cafeteria in Antioch, Tennessee.NBC News - Jan. 22 -
Trump authorizes ICE to target courthouses, schools and churches
Federal immigration authorities will be permitted to target schools and churches after President Donald Trump revoked a directive barring arrests in “sensitive” areas.ABC News - Jan. 22 -
Few support ICE arrests in schools, churches: Survey
Few adults questioned in a new survey support Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents carrying out arrests in schools and churches, despite half of the respondents saying that increasing ...The Hill - Jan. 22 -
New York school enacts cellphone ban as state considers policy to restrict phones
New York could soon join other states that limit cellphones in schools as Gov. Kathy Hochul is expected Wednesday to lay out a proposal to restrict phone use for the school day. If approved, the ...CBS News - Jan. 22 -
Trump authorizes ICE arrests in schools, churches
President Trump's administration has authorized U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to carry out arrests in schools and churches, rescinding a guideline that prevented arrests in ...The Hill - Jan. 22 -
Trump dismisses bishop’s call for mercy; ban on immigration raids in churches and schools scrapped – live
President responds to bishop urging him to show mercy to immigrants and LGBTQ people by saying ‘I didn’t think it was a good service’; Ice officials can again raid ‘sensitive areas’ and carry out ...The Guardian - Jan. 22 -
The TikTok ban and online migration
Online communities are nomadic – one digital place will never hold them forever. The United States of America deleted TikTok late in the evening of 18 January. I was on the train home from The ...The Guardian - Jan. 21 -
Bans on cell phones in schools grow, but debate thrives on how they are handled
Cell phone bans in school are ramping up as more states consider policies that have been cheered by many educators but still face trepidation from parents. New York and New Jersey are the latest ...The Hill - Jan. 18 -
A Big, Bold TikTok Ban
Banning the popular app is audacious. It’s also a sign that officials really believe the alternative is unacceptable.The New York Times - Jan. 18 -
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Banning cellphones in schools gains popularity in red and blue states
Efforts to ban students' cellphones at school is gaining rare bipartisan consensus in Republican and Democrat-led statesABC News - Jan. 16 -
Several schools destroyed in Los Angeles-area wildfires
The fires burning across Los Angeles County have thrown the school year into turmoil. At least a dozen schools have burned, impacting more than 5,000 students. Lilia Luciano reports.CBS News - Jan. 10 -
The School Shootings Were Fake. The Terror Was Real
The inside story of the teenager whose “swatting” calls sent armed police racing into hundreds of schools nationwide—and the private detective who tracked him down.Wired - Jan. 9 -
'Unfair' to call parents into school to change nappies
A council says parents will have to come in to change children who soil themselves in school.BBC News - Jan. 8 -
Schools bill risks harming decades of progress in England
Changes to system that has driven up teaching standards need to be made with great careFinancial Times - Jan. 8 -
Indonesia places a $28bn bet on free school meals
President Prabowo Subianto wants to cater for 82mn students and pregnant mothers to boost growth and attainmentFinancial Times - Jan. 8
