In public schools across the country, states are implementing "bell-to-bell" cell phone bans—policies that restrict smartphone use among students throughout the entire school day. As of this fall, 30 ...

Hand your child a phone when you are ready for their childhood to end. We’d suggest another spin on that online proverb: Let ...

Russellville Highschool and Middle School, have introduced a new phone policy that has positively transformed the learning ...

Across the United States, more schools are implementing policies restricting cell phones as concerns about digital distraction, mental health and academic performance rise. Subscribe to our newsletter ...

Many states and school districts now ban or restrict the use of cell phones in schools. But what do the kids think about this? Student journalists in New Jersey brought this question to their ...

Charles Longshore distinctly remembers the tipping point that led his Alabama middle school to ban cell phones, two years ...

Jonny Coker reports for the Southern New Mexico Journalism Collaborative on new data showing effects of smart phone policy in ...

A ban on cell phones in the classroom for students takes effect this year. Rep. Jared Patterson thinks the ban will increase test scores and improve classroom discipline. The cell phone ban was one of ...

Three candidates hoping to be South Dakota’s next governor support a statewide policy or law banning cell phones from school classrooms. Another said the decision should be left to local school ...

After a House setback, Michigan lawmakers including by Rep. Mark Tisdel push school phone limits, a bipartisan issue with Gov. Whitmer’s support.

A petition calling for Ann Arbor Public Schools to ban cell phones during school hours is gaining momentum, with over 700 ...