All 179 Colorado school districts must adopt a cellphone use policy by July 1 under a new state law. The state鈥檚 largest school district, Denver Public Schools just announced a bell-to-bell ban for cellphones and other wireless devices.

Though their approaches differed, the districts reported similar results.

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And while a lot of disparity can exist between wealthy suburbs and under-resourced urban school districts, differences can also show up dramatically when comparing education across US states.

In 2024, US public schools received nearly $995 billion in funding, with state and local sources combined providing nearly 90% of the total, according to Census data. Nationwide, local governments provided $429.8 billion for primary and secondary education funding, while state governments provided $450 billion.

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House Education and Workforce Chairman Tim Walberg convened the hearing with the title 鈥淏reaking Trust.鈥� Much of the questioning centered on policies intended to protect the rights of transgender students or create more inclusive school environments. But lawmakers also brought up abortion, the role of teachers in promoting political protest, and eighth grade algebra access.

Called to testify were San Francisco Unified School District Superintendent Maria Su, Loudoun County Superintendent Aaron Spence in Virginia, and Chicago Public Schools CEO Macquline King, who had to be subpoenaed.

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Students have enrolled in charters at significant rates since they launched in the state three decades ago 鈥� even as traditional public school enrollment started to fall. But with birth rates going down, new schooling options popping up and fears regarding immigration enforcement spreading, experts say that growth may soon reverse.

鈥淭hey鈥檙e headed to a cliff, for sure,鈥� said Bob Templeton, a senior consultant with an Austin-based public policy firm called STRIVE. He has studied Texas school demographics since the 1990s. 鈥淎nd I don鈥檛 know if it鈥檚 going to be next year, but it could definitely be within five years.鈥�

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Why it matters: A takeover would mean governance of schools would move out of the control of a locally elected board of trustees.

Critics of a takeover say it could open the way for policy changes not necessarily aligned with the wishes of voters鈥攂ut proponents argue that it could free the district to pursue reforms free of the pressures of local politics.

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But as President Trump prepares to roll out his signature school-choice program, his administration is trying to reassure members of the opposition party that its effort breaks the mold.

Like other school voucher programs, the federal plan 鈥� the first of its kind 鈥� will provide taxpayer dollars for parents to spend on private school tuition. But at a closed-door event at the Treasury Department on Tuesday, Kevin Salinger, a Trump administration official, told education advocates that the program will also benefit public schools and their students.

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Since 2023, the Scandinavian country’s center-right coalition government has pursued a policy prioritizing more reading time and less screen time, particularly among preschool students, by favoring books and other traditional learning tools.

Lawmaker Joar Forsell, chairperson of the Swedish parliament’s education committee, said officials have seen a decline in the general ability to read and write in Sweden, especially among younger students.

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They pictured a veteran English teacher who was still upset that cursive is no longer taught. Perhaps she would yell that AI is 鈥渏ust another shiny tech fad.鈥� What鈥檚 next, she might ask 鈥� robots teaching kids how to read?

The educators asked Gemini, Google鈥檚 AI assistant, for advice and soon had a role-playing plan. They would win over this skeptical English teacher by explaining what generative AI could do for her: create classroom materials for phonics lessons, reducing what would normally be hours of work to just two minutes. The key, the educators agreed, was to avoid getting into an argument or letting this AI critic unload all her fears uninterrupted.

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They say the state needs to bolster its efforts, especially after the federal government largely dismantled its Office for Civil Rights last year. The effort also coincides with stories of increased bullying in the state鈥檚 public schools.

鈥�(Bullying) is underreported, underacknowledged, undervalued as an important issue for kids all across the state, particularly kids of color, particularly kids with vulnerability, disabilities and kids who might be different or seen as different by peers,鈥� said Christa Kelleher, the research and policy director at the Center for Women in Politics and Public Policy at UMass Boston鈥檚 McCormack Graduate School.

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He got a call from Willie Brown Middle School, a sparkling new school perched on a hilltop over the 280 freeway in Silver Terrace. Just 15 minutes into the interview, Principal Charleston Brown cut things short: 鈥淵ou鈥檙e hired.鈥�

Daniels was taken aback. Shouldn鈥檛 there have been more to the process? Reference checks? A second interview? Something?

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