When students arrive in the morning, I.S. 27 collects the phones for the full school day, even during lunch and free periods.

In public schools across the country, states are implementing "bell-to-bell" cell phone bans—policies that restrict ...

The third key finding is that using phones isn’t inherently beneficial or harmful in and of themselves. It’s really how they’re used that matters. The goal is to make sure that screen time adds to ...

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

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

A recent study by the National Bureau of Economic Research has revealed that banning cellphones in schools can lead to ...

A new partnership between Kennesaw State University and Marietta City Schools is shedding light on how banning cell phones in ...

Some Georgia legislators are looking at legislation that pushes back against the encroachment of technology companies into the lives of children.

The new law, approved as part of a $15.9 billion state budget Ayotte signed in June, set a statewide "bell-to-bell" policy ...

Three months into Texas' statewide ban on cellphones in school, officials are observing noticeable differences on campuses, ...

The debate over extending the cellphone ban to high schools continues in Georgia. State lawmakers banned them in K-through-8 ...

Gov. Tony Evers signed the bipartisan Assembly Bill 2 — now 2025 Act 42 — into law Friday, Oct. 31, enacting a statewide ban ...