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Neal Morton

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Education Reporter at The Hechinger Report

I write about students and schools in AZ, CO, ID, MT, NM, NV, OR, UT, WA & WY DM for signal Email: [email protected] Home means Nevada

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  • Knitting, cheerleading, fishing: This is what a cellphone ban looks like in one school district

    1 month ago | youthtoday.org | Neal Morton

    This story was originally published by The Hechinger Report. By pairing an expansion of extracurriculars with its cellphone ban, a Washington state district has seen a drop in absenteeism and more student engagementSPOKANE, Wash. — During lunch on a Thursday, five dozen students rummaged through fishing lines and hooks, spreading reels and rods across desks in a science lab at Ferris High School for their weekly crash course in angling.

  • How a tribe won a legal battle against the federal Bureau of Indian Education - and still lost

    1 month ago | muscatinejournal.com | Neal Morton

    Kambria Siyuja always felt like the smartest kid in Supai, Arizona. Raised by educators in this tribal village at the base of the Grand Canyon, she started kindergarten a little ahead of her peers. Her teachers at Havasupai Elementary School often asked Siyuja to tutor younger students and sometimes even let her run their classrooms. She graduated valedictorian of her class. But once she left the K-8 school at the top of her grade, Siyuja stopped feeling so smart.

  • With phones banned, WA school district keeps kids busy with real life

    1 month ago | yakimaherald.com | Neal Morton

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  • To replace banned cellphones, this school district has dialed up the extracurriculars

    1 month ago | seattletimes.com | Neal Morton

    Education Lab is a Seattle Times project that spotlights promising approaches to persistent challenges in public education. The Seattle Foundation serves as the fiscal sponsor for Education Lab, which is supported by grants from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Ballmer Group. Learn more about Ed Lab. SPOKANE, Wash.

  • Knitting, cheerleading, fishing: This is what a cellphone ban looks like in one school district

    1 month ago | hechingerreport.org | Neal Morton

    SPOKANE, Wash. — During lunch on a Thursday, five dozen students rummaged through fishing lines and hooks, spreading reels and rods across desks in a science lab at Ferris High School for their weekly crash course in angling.

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