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• All Colorado school districts must now have a cellphone policy. Here’s what the 20 largest adopted. July 1, 2026
  Sign up for Chalkbeat Colorado’s free daily newsletter to get the latest reporting from us, plus curated news from other Colorado outlets, delivered to your inbox.Nearly all of Colorado’s 20 largest school districts have adopted restrictions on cellphones before a state deadline Wednesday.A state law passed last year required districts to pass cellphone policies by […]
  Melanie Asmar
• What SCOTUS didn’t say about transgender athletes — and what the ruling means for schools and students July 1, 2026
  Sign up for Chalkbeat’s free weekly newsletter to keep up with how education is changing across the U.S.The U.S. Supreme Court’s Tuesday decision on transgender sports participation in some ways simply upheld the status quo. States that prohibit trangender athletes from playing on teams that match their gender identity can keep doing so — there’s […]
  Erica Meltzer
• Colorado receives funding to bring back the FAFSA completion tracker July 1, 2026
  Sign up for our free monthly newsletter Beyond High School to get the latest news about college and career paths for Colorado’s high school grads. Six months after state budget cuts left Colorado high school counselors without access to a financial aid application tracking tool, the state is poised to get it back.Colorado has received […]
  Jason Gonzales
• Memphis schools takeover blocked by judge in temporary order July 1, 2026
  Sign up for Chalkbeat Tennessee’s free newsletter to keep up with statewide education policy and Memphis-Shelby County Schools.A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Memphis school takeover board’s authority after school officials said it could delay the start of the school year or even force building closures as the district prepares to welcome students back […]
  Melissa Brown, Bri Hatch
• P.S. Weekly live: Student reporters reflect on covering NYC Schools July 1, 2026
  Sign up for Chalkbeat New York’s free daily newsletter to get essential news about NYC’s public schools delivered to your inbox.It’s a wrap on P.S. Weekly’s third season, and to cap it off, we have a special live-recorded episode from Brooklyn Public Library’s Central Branch.This season, P.S. Weekly student reporters investigated some of the biggest […]
  Chalkbeat Staff