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As students return to classrooms across Colorado, educators are focused on helping them start the year strong. For ninth graders, that matters more than ever. We know ninth grade is a pivotal year. Students who successfully complete ninth grade on track are significantly more likely to graduate from high school, while students who struggle during […]
July 1 marked an important milestone for Colorado schools. Every school district in the state has now adopted a student cell phone policy, following the passage of Colorado’s phone-free schools law. Over the past two years, educators, families, students, school board members, and community leaders have engaged in thoughtful conversations about how to create learning […]
Denver, Colorado – Tonight, the Denver Public Schools Board of Education voted to adopt a bell-to-bell cell phone policy for their full instructional day for every student in the district. Stand for Children Colorado has been working alongside parents, educators, and community members across Colorado for more than a year to push for districtwide bell-to-bell/away-all-day […]
During the Denver Public Schools Board of Education work session today, the board adjusted their cell phone policy language to prohibit student use of “personal communication devices during the instructional school day while in school buildings,” with devices out of sight and turned off. They made other adjustments and revised policy should be available soon, […]
The Rationale Behind Cell Phone Policies Effects on Student Engagement Impact on Academic Performance Key Takeaways for Educators and Parents
Over the past several months, Denver Public Schools put together the Communications Devices Advisory Committee (CDAC) to tackle a question many districts across the country are wrestling with: What role should cell phones play in schools? The committee, made up of parents, educators, mental health professionals, and community members, spent months reviewing research, hearing from stakeholders, and discussing […]
