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      Parents Are Virtually Monitoring Their Kids in Class. Teachers Aren’t Happy
    
    
        
  
 
                
            
        
    
  
  
Thirty-seven percent of teachers, principals, and district leaders said in a survey that this is happening in their schools.
    
    
    
    
      
        
      
    
        
            
                
                    
    
    
    
      
        
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      How Strict Are School Cellphone Policies?
    
    
        
  
 
                
            
        
    
  
  
New survey data show that schools are trying a variety of approaches to curb students’ cellphone use.
    
    
    
    
      
        
      
    
        
            
                
                    
    
    
    
      
        
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      How Students Are Dodging Cellphone Restrictions
    
    
        
  
 
                
            
        
    
  
  
Schools’ efforts to restrict cellphone use have set up a battle of wits between teachers and students.
    
    
    
    
      
        
      
    
        
            
                
                    
    
    
    
      
        
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      'We're at a Disadvantage,' and Other Teacher Sentiments on AI
    
    
        
  
 
                
            
        
    
  
  
Teachers say they have other, more pressing priorities.
    
    
    
    
      
        
      
    
        
            
                
                    
    
    
    
      
        
        Budget & Finance
        
      
      
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      The 'Zero-Sum Game' of School Budgets and Teacher Pensions
    
    
        
  
 
                
            
        
    
  
  
Pensions represent a rising cost, but many school district administrators don't understand how they work.
    
    
    
    
      
        
      
    
        
            
                
                    
    
    
    
      
        
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      'Mom Is Texting': Teachers Say Parents Are a Daily Distraction During Class
    
    
        
  
 
                
            
        
    
  
  
Many parents feel the need to be in constant contact with their children.  
    
    
    
    
      
        
      
    
        
            
                
                    
    
    
    
      
        
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      How Educators Say They'll Vote in the 2024 Election
    
    
        
  
 
                
            
        
    
  
  
Educators' feelings on Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump vary by age and the communities where they work.
    
    
    
    
      
        
      
    
        
            
                
                    
    
    
    
      
        
        Families & the Community
        
      
      
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      What Educators Have to Say About Parents Texting and Calling Their Kids During School
    
    
        
  
 
                
            
        
    
  
  
Teachers, principals, and district leaders are increasingly frustrated by parents who do not respect student cellphone restrictions.  
    
    
    
    
      
        
      
    
        
            
                
                    
    
    
    
      
        
        Student Well-Being
        
      
      
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      Many Classrooms Lack Natural Light. Teachers Say That’s a Problem
    
    
        
  
 
                
            
        
    
  
  
Natural light is vital to the mental and physical health of students and teachers.
    
    
    
    
      
        
      
    
        
            
                
                    
    
    
    
      
        
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      What Educators Have to Say About Competency-Based Education
    
    
        
  
 
                
            
        
    
  
  
Teachers, principals, and district leaders shared skepticism and optimism for the learning model.
    
    
    
    
      
        
      
    
        
            
                
                    
    
    
    
      
        
        Personalized Learning
        
      
      
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      Teachers Want to Know More About Competency-Based Learning. Will They Embrace It?
    
    
        
  
 
                
            
        
    
  
  
The learning model still has a long way to go before it's a household name, survey data show. But there's interest in learning more.
    
    
    
    
      
        
      
    
        
            
                
                    
    
    
    
      
        
        Ed-Tech Policy
        
      
      
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      Why Schools Are Getting a Jump on Their Smartwatch Policies
    
    
        
  
 
                
            
        
    
  
  
A small but growing number of schools are adding smartwatches to their cellphone policies.
    
    
    
    
      
        
      
    
        
            
                
                    
    
    
    
      
        
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      It's Hard to Shift to Competency-Based Learning. These Strategies Can Help
    
    
        
  
 
                
            
        
    
  
  
Educators are interested in the model and supportive of some of its key components, even if largely unfamiliar with the practice.
    
    
    
    
      
        
      
    
        
            
                
                    
    
    
    
      
        
        Social Studies
        
      
      
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      Civics Is Getting Harder to Teach, Principals Say
    
    
        
  
 
                
            
        
    
  
  
School leaders says they advise teachers to avoid certain topics to fend off complaints from parents.
    
    
    
    
      
        
      
    
        
            
                
                    
     
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
