Wakefield High School is part of a pilot program requiring students to put their phones inside magnetic locking pouches every morning. Students – and teachers – are happy with the results so far.

The Alabama House of Representatives has advanced legislation that would ban students from using cellphones in K-12 public schools.

A proposal to ban Florida students from using cell phones during the school day is headed to the full House.

Georgia lawmakers could pass a bill banning a sweepingly broad range of diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in Georgia’s public schools, colleges and universities on the last day of their 2025 session.

According to the legislation, educational and employment opportunities must be “based solely on individual merit, qualifications, and academic performance, without consideration of an individual’s views on diversity,

Public schools that don't abandon diversity, equity, and inclusion policies could lose federal funding, the Department of Education warned in a letter Thursday to state officials—but it's not entirely clear which programs are still OK.