A new study from researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill offers insight for schools trying to curb ...

Washington, Idaho, Montana and Wyoming are each addressing cell phone usage in schools a little differently. | Opinion ...

There are exceptions to the rules. As an example, students can use their phones riding to and from school on a school bus if it does not interfere with the driver. Students can also access their ...

At about 11 a.m. on the second day of class at Kaukauna High School, dozens of students were eating lunch in the school common area. While the room was filled with the noise of conversation, some of ...

A new Ohio law requires school districts to ban cell phone use by students. But what are the policies for teachers using their phones in school? In Ohio's two-year budget, state lawmakers prohibited ...

Incoming seniors wearing matching camo pants and black tops catch up before class on the first day of school at Palo Alto High School on August 14, 2024. The Palo Alto School Board recommended on ...

Since readjusting its cell phone policy to include the use of Yondr pouches at Alton School District’s high school and middle school, Superintendent Elaine Kane has noticed an improvement in student ...

The debate over whether phones belong in schools has raged for more than a decade. A 2015 study found that test scores rose ...

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LANSING, Mich. (WLNS/WOOD) — Michigan is one step closer to new limits on student cell phone use in public schools after the Senate overwhelmingly backed a compromise plan Wednesday. The package, ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — The Hawaiʻi Board of Education adopted a brand-new cell phone policy restricting student cell phone usage in Hawaiʻi’s public schools on Feb. 12. The new rules regarding using ...