Public Schools News and Blog Posts

This Back-to-School Season, Some Districts are Banning Cellphones

Story of the Week / September 5th, 2024 / by AllSides Staff

According to an Education Week analysis, “At least 13 states have passed laws or enacted policies that ban or restrict students’ use of cellphones in schools statewide or recommend local districts enact their own bans or restrictive policies.”

Education,Social Media,Technology,Public Schools,Teachers,Schools,Culture,Story Of The Week

Should Critical Race Theory Be Taught in Schools?

Recommended Reading / February 3rd, 2023 / by Divided We Fall (author)

Is opposition to CRT legitimate criticism or an assault on social progress?

Critical Race Theory,Education,Public Schools,Florida,Ron DeSantis,African American Studies

Here's Where Democrats and Republicans Agree on Education Policy

Common Ground / August 15th, 2022 / by Clare Ashcraft

Education is an issue that touches everyone – and can easily be divisive, especially when it comes to matters like whether teachers should be allowed to conceal information from parents about their child. So, where do Americans agree on education policy?

Common Ground,Bipartisanship,Education,School Choice,Higher Education,Public Schools