Tag: school policy

  • Florida Students Must Now Learn Cursive to Move On to Middle School

    Florida Students Must Now Learn Cursive to Move On to Middle School

    A skill that many people assumed had disappeared from classrooms is making an unexpected return across Florida. Starting this school year, thousands of public elementary school students will once again spend time practicing loops, curves, and handwritten signatures. The change comes under a new state law that requires students not only to learn cursive but…

  • NYC Teachers Say Many Teens Can’t Read Analog Clocks After Cellphone Ban

    NYC Teachers Say Many Teens Can’t Read Analog Clocks After Cellphone Ban

    When New York State introduced a statewide cellphone ban in public schools, the policy was widely discussed as a necessary step to reduce distractions, limit social media use during class, and help students refocus on learning. Educators braced themselves for pushback, knowing that smartphones had become deeply embedded in students’ daily routines, social lives, and…

  • High School Limits Students to Three Bathroom Visits Per Day and Seven Total Visits Per Week

    High School Limits Students to Three Bathroom Visits Per Day and Seven Total Visits Per Week

    Something has fundamentally shifted in American schools when students must petition a digital system for permission to perform basic bodily functions. At a Wisconsin high school, teenagers now face a reality that previous generations would have found unthinkable: their bathroom visits are monitored, tracked, and rationed like military supplies. The controversy erupting at Arrowhead Union…