Phone ban in classrooms extended to include smartwatches, headphones

Victorian students in public and private schools will be banned from wearing smartwatches with internet connectivity and using headphones in classrooms from next year after the government announced an extension of the device ban in schools.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-01/vic-device-ban-extended-in-schools-includes-smartwatches-in-2027/106519390

#PublicSchools #StateandTerritoryGovernment

Missouri public education amendment campaign stops signature push, plans 2028 return

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://missouriindependent.com/2026/03/31/missouri-public-education-amendment-campaign-stops-signature-push-plans-2028-return/

New guidance on student screen time passes Missouri House after loosening restrictions

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://missouriindependent.com/briefs/new-guidance-on-student-screen-time-passes-missouri-house-after-loosening-restrictions/

Missouri pilots new standardized test model for public schools with faster results

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://missouriindependent.com/2026/03/27/missouri-pilots-new-standardized-test-model-for-public-schools-with-faster-results/

Isolated school students make sacrifices amid fuel crisis
By Hamish Cole, Emily Middleton, and Xanthe Gregory

Ruben Driver has a round trip of 4,000 kilometres to reach his boarding school. The cost of fuel is placing his family under immense pressure to get him to class.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-28/kids-to-miss-school-over-fuel-price-rises/106501070

#PetrolPrices #PublicSchools #HamishCole #EmilyMiddleton # #XantheGregory

Portland Public Schools shortens school year in budget-cutting agreement with teachers union

https://piefed.social/c/portland_oregon/p/1913216/portland-public-schools-shortens-school-year-in-budget-cutting-agreement-with-teachers

"The weakening of public schools and the devaluing of teachers and the dismissal of the Liberal Arts are part of a deliberate effort to reshape America into a place where fewer people can think critically or organize collectively or question the power of those in power."

~ Jess Piper

#Republicans #MAGA #education #heartland #RedStates #PublicSchools

https://jesspiper.substack.com/p/education-is-the-enemy