More Colorado schools and districts are banning the use of phones in school. Boulder and Grand Junction are the latest major school districts to do so. Multiple studies have linked excessive teen ...

Although policies can help create structure, they don’t build consistent digital habits—those have to be taught, modeled, ...

When North Carolina students return to school classrooms this month, one thing they should keep turned off is their cellphones. A new state law requires public schools to bar students from using their ...

A ninth grader places his cellphone into a phone holder as he enters class in Delta, Utah. Ohio’s Senate passed a bill Wednesday that would forbid the use of cell phones during school instructional ...

Legislation filed Wednesday would bar North Carolina public school students from using cellphones at schools during instructional time. Senate Bill 55 requires school boards and charter schools to ...

OPELIKA, Ala. – (WRBL) – With the start of the 2025–2026 school year, Alabama’s new FOCUS Act is officially in effect — banning student cell phones, smartwatches, and earbuds during the school day at ...

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Texas will require schools to take up students’ cellphones, a measure that should help improve focus and reduce bullying. One of the biggest differences Mandy Alexander notices this year as she walks ...

WESLEY CHAPEL, Fla. - Ariana Leonard's high school students shuffled in their seats, eagerly awaiting a cue from their Spanish teacher that the assignment would begin. "Take out your cell phones," she ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. It’s now illegal for North Carolina public school students to have their phones on in class unless there’s an emergency or they get ...

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COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio Senate on Wednesday passed a bill that would generally ban students’ cell phone use during school instructional time. Senate Bill 158 passed 30 to 2. It now heads to the Ohio ...