Students spend nearly a third of the school day on their phones, and frequent checking may make it harder to stay focused in ...

Cellphones are everywhere — including, until recently, in schools. Since 2023, 29 states, including New York, Vermont, Florida, and Texas, have passed laws that require K-12 public schools to enforce ...

Researchers collected the data before a new state law limiting students' phone use at school took effect. Education reporter ...

York High School in Maine has implemented a bell-to-bell cellphone ban for students. Students and staff report increased social interaction and fewer classroom distractions since the ban. While ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

A proposed ban on students using cell phones during school days has been rejected by the South Dakota House of ...

Massachusetts school districts are working to formulate their own phone-use policies before the state dictates one for them.