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Florida officials pressure schools to roll back sex ed lessons on contraception and consent

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Florida officials pressure schools to roll back sex ed lessons on contraception and consent

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Some Florida school districts are rolling back a more comprehensive approach to sex education in favor of abstinence-focused lessons under pressure from state officials who have labeled certain instruction on contraception, anatomy and consent as inappropriate for students. Officials from the Florida Department of Education, led by an appointee of Republican Gov. … Read more

California becomes latest state to restrict student smartphone use at school

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California becomes latest state to restrict student smartphone use at school

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — School districts in California will have to create rules restricting student smartphone use under a new law Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Monday. The legislation makes California the latest state to try to curb student phone access in an effort to minimize distractions in the classroom and address the mental health impacts … Read more

North Carolina GOP Candidate Unleashes Anti-Gay Tirade

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North Carolina GOP Candidate Unleashes Anti-Gay Tirade

Michele Morrow, the Republican nominee for state superintendent of schools in North Carolina, repeatedly used anti-gay tropes last week to attack her Democratic opponent, Mo Green. On X, formerly known as Twitter, Morrow, who has no experience in public education, attacked Green, the former superintendent of Guilford County public schools, after he received an endorsement … Read more

Leela hotels owner Schloss Bangalore files for $599 million India IPO

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Leela hotels owner Schloss Bangalore files for 9 million India IPO

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Most US Teens Use Generative AI. Most of Their Parents Don’t Know

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Most US Teens Use Generative AI. Most of Their Parents Don’t Know

A fresh wave of anxiety about children and technology is cresting, with parents and pundits increasingly interrogating how kids use smartphones, social media, and screens. It hasn’t stopped teenagers from embracing generative AI. New research reveals what AI tools teenagers in the United States are using, and how often—as well as how little their parents … Read more

Make eye exams part of the back-to-school checklist. Your kids and their teachers will thank you

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Make eye exams part of the back-to-school checklist. Your kids and their teachers will thank you

When a little boy burst into tears in her third-grade classroom last fall, Audrey Jost pulled him aside while the other kids were at recess. He said he was getting headaches and falling behind the other students, so Jost spoke with his parents about getting his eyes tested. A few days later the boy returned … Read more

Millions of kids are still skipping school. Could the answer be recess — and a little cash?

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Millions of kids are still skipping school. Could the answer be recess — and a little cash?

MEDFORD, Mass. — Flerentin “Flex” Jean-Baptiste missed so much school he had to repeat his freshman year at Medford High outside Boston. At school, “you do the same thing every day,” said Jean-Baptiste, who was absent 30 days his first year. “That gets very frustrating.” Then his principal did something nearly unheard of: She let … Read more

California Gov. Gavin Newsom nudges school districts to restrict student cellphone use

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom nudges school districts to restrict student cellphone use

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California and South Carolina could become the next states to limit cellphone use in schools, with state officials planning to take up the issue Tuesday. California Gov. Gavin Newsom is sending letters to school districts, urging them to restrict students’ use of smartphones on campus. And the South Carolina State Board of … Read more

Google and Selena Gomez partner to fund teen mental health in the classroom

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Google and Selena Gomez partner to fund teen mental health in the classroom

The unprecedented mental health crisis for children in the United States often surfaces where they spend much of their days: school. With that in mind, Google’s philanthropic arm is directly financing high school wellbeing projects on a classroom crowdfunding platform. Google.org on Monday flash funded all mental health-related listings on DonorsChoose, an online charity where … Read more

High schoolers’ mental health shows small improvement in a US government survey

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High schoolers’ mental health shows small improvement in a US government survey

There are small signs of improvement in the mental health of U.S. teenagers, a government survey released Tuesday said, but the share of students — particularly girls — feeling sad and hopeless remained high. From 2021 to 2023, the portion of high school students who reported feelings of persistent sadness or hopelessness declined from 42% … Read more