There are some big statewide changes taking effect in the 2025-26 school year after a busy legislative session. Gov. Kim Reynolds signed House File 782 into law on April 30, which requires schools to create a policy restricting the use of electronic devices. While some districts around central Iowa already had bans on cell phones,…
OREGON – Governor Tina Kotek signed Executive Order 25-09 in July, prohibiting cell phone use during K-12 school hours across Oregon. The order aims to enhance student learning and mental health by reducing distractions. Districts are required to adopt a policy prohibiting cell phone use by students by October 31, 2025, and those policies must…
Parenting coach gives tips on handling new rules for cell phones in schools IT IS BACK TO SCHOOL SEASON AND NEW. THIS YEAR. THE STATE OF OHIO HAS BEEN CELL PHONES DURING SCHOOL HOURS, WITH A FEW EXCEPTIONS, AND NORTHERN KENTUCKY ALSO, OR THE STATE OF KENTUCKY ALSO MAKING CHANGES. SO IT IS A BIG…
When Jefferson County students return to school next week, they will no longer be allowed access to their cell phones and other personal electronic devices during the school day. To comply with a new state law, the county’s school districts have implemented bans on student cell phone use throughout the school day. Gov. Mike Kehoe…
A new Illinois law mandating annual mental health screenings for students in the third through 12th grades is drawing concern from parents and policy experts, who say the measure, and the way it could be implemented, raises more questions than it answers. “What does that [screening] entail?” asked Cata Truss, a Chicago mother, grandmother, and former educator. …
Hong Kong education authorities are taking law enforcement action against a Shenzhen-based tutorial centre that planned to recruit students for its university entrance exam programmes at a local private secondary school without registering. The Education Bureau said on Thursday that it had not received an application from the tutorial centre Capture Star to operate a…
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WWSB) — Florida students will soon face new limits on cell phone use in the classroom after a new Florida law that recently went into effect. House Bill 1105 expands current restrictions, barring elementary and middle school students from using cell phones throughout the entire school day. The measure, tucked into a broader…
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV/Gray Florida Capital Bureau) – Florida students are heading back to school without their phones in class. A state law that just went into effect this school year is cracking down on cell phone use in public schools. Under the new law, elementary and middle school students aren’t allowed to use phones at…
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) – Alachua County Public Schools officials have finalized new cellphone policies for students to comply with a state law passed this year. The Alachua County School District’s new phone policy will go into effect starting on Aug. 11, 2025, the first day of classes. Students at all elementary and middle schools in…
Figma burst onto the public stock exchange last week, surging in share price by 333% and hitting a market cap of over $70 billion in just the first few days of trading. For investors bullish on startups, last week was a rejuvenation after a sluggish stretch in the IPO market. But for Figma cofounder and…