“School kids are creating a Google Doc with their friends that they all have real-time access to, and they just type into it during class,” she explained. “They basically reinvented the AOL chat room.

Removing cellphones “created an environment more conducive to learning” and led to “less student chatter and disruptive behavior,” said The Economist. One study also found that in classrooms without ...

This back to school season, more districts than ever have cell phone bans in place. Teachers and legislators alike say the ...

As lawmakers debate banning cellphones in classrooms, schools across Northeast Pennsylvania take different approaches to ...

"Cell phones are the most ubiquitous device in American households today," Nielsen says. "I work with teachers and students who would much rather use their phone than a computer--they've got instant ...

Students are acting different at Pacelli Catholic High School this year, in a good way. They’re talking more in the halls and ...

As students settle into the new school year, Sunnyside School District is ramping up enforcement of its longstanding cell ...

The City School District of Albany is reporting a successful implementation of the new statewide "bell-to-bell" cell phone ...

CASSOPOLIS, Mich. (WSBT) — A bill in the Michigan legislature right now would require schools to implement a policy on cell phones. Many districts already restrict cell phone usage in the classroom, ...

In new guidance, the Department of Education endorsed policies limiting students' access to cellphones and other devices with ...

The pushback against phone use has resulted in 33 states, including Iowa, enacting legislation to limit cell phone use in schools.

A survey conducted by the Joint Parliamentary Front for Education, in partnership with Equidade.info, an initiative of the ...