Updates

More states pursuing laws to curb phone use in schools

Of the many issues facing students in the digital age, few are more pressing for education leaders than the proliferation...

CALN Awarded Heritage Foundation’s Innovation Prize

Student-focused school board members, candidates looking to bring change, and advocates for improvement to K-12 education put in the hard...

First Amendment Cases School Board Members Should Know

In order to effectively prioritize student achievement, school board members should know the landmark Supreme Court decisions that shape how...

S.C. session recap: Education bills that did (and didn’t) pass 

I am not the first to point out that the theme of this year’s legislative session in South Carolina might...

KSBRC Title IX Webinar Event Recording

Last Thursday, the Kansas School Board Resource Center hosted a webinar titled, Preparing for the Impact: New Title IX Regulation...

Ahead of the curve: Georgia program offers apprenticeships for sophomores 

Not far from Atlanta, an apprentice program for high school students is garnering attention for its proactive approach to career...

Highlighting Female Collegiate Athletes Who Made History Since the Passage of Title IX

President Biden recently made changes to Title IX, the pivotal law enacted by Nixon in 1972, which protected women from...

Livestreaming bill for school board meetings moves closer to passage

After falling short in 2022, a proposal to require local South Carolina school boards to livestream their meetings is in...

South Carolina names 2025 Teacher of the Year

This month, South Carolina gave its highest teaching award to an Upstate educator with an “infectious passion for making history...

Ten School Calendar Bills Eligible For Discussion in NCGA Short Session

There are 10 school calendar bills eligible for discussion during the North Carolina Legislature’s 2024 short session.  Five of those...

Student Suspended from a Lexington High School for Using Term ‘Illegal Alien’

A student at Central Davidson High School in Lexington, NC, was suspended last week for using the term ‘illegal alien.’...

‘Age-appropriate’ book proposal likely on hold until 2025

A proposal to create uniform definitions for age-appropriate content when it comes to books in South Carolina schools is seemingly...

CALN To Host Most Comprehensive School Board Trainings of the Year

*Calling all school board members, candidates, and concerned Carolinians!*  Do you care about the state of education in your school...

Proposal would let S.C. private school students try out for public school sports

Should students from private schools be allowed to join the sports teams of neighboring public schools if their own schools...

Education Politics: A History

For many decades, the topic of education was one which could be discussed at the kitchen table. In fact, education...