Government
Georgia Senate passes âbell-to-bellâ cellphone ban; concerns raised over school shootingsA recent bill banning cellphone use in Georgia schools has raised safety concerns from families who have experienced school shootings. âLayla Renee Contreras said she is still haunted by a… Read More
Public Education
California district engaged in âillegal fiscal practicesâ through China partnership, audit concludesAn audit into Californiaâs Val Verde Unified School District has uncovered âserious concernsâ about âfraud, misappropriation of funds, or other illegal fiscal practicesâ regarding its partnership with the Pegasus California School in China, Politico … Read More
Government
Philadelphia ponders $1 rideshare tax to avoid eliminating school staffIn an ever-mounting effort to find enough funds just to keep up with current public education spending, Philadelphiaâs mayor has proposed a $1 rideshare tax across all rides within the… Read More
Public Education
South Carolina considers mobile panic button system for schools to increase safetyA South Carolina bill â patterned after Alyssaâs Law in honor of Alyssa Alhadeff, who died in a Florida high school shooting in 2018 â may soon mandate mobile panic… Read More
Courts
New Jersey Supreme Court: Schools âvicariously liableâ in sexual abuse casesIf sexual abuse by a teacher took place outside the scope of the teacherâs employment or off school property, is the district still liable? New Jerseyâs Supreme Court believes so,… Read More