Melanie Sepulveda, a Staten Island teacher, had her doubts about the new “bell-to-bell” cellphone ban in New York schools. In ...

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers signed a bill requiring schools to restrict cellphone use during class, joining 36 states addressing phones' impact on learning and mental health.

Melanie Sepulveda, a Staten Island teacher, had her doubts about the new “bell-to-bell” cellphone ban in New York schools. In ...

Wisconsin became the 36th state to limit mobile phones and electronic devices in schools Friday, when its Democratic governor ...

Superintendents in four Connecticut districts that implemented cell phone bans over the past few years are seeing improvements in a number of areas. State Rep. Jennifer Leeper D-Fairfield, co-chair of ...

Whether the state should enact a statewide ban on cellphones or leave it up to the local control of school districts is being ...

Two siblings learned that a shopping trip for new phones was actually to buy the old fashion kind, a landline phone. Parker Schultz, 9, and his 10-year-old sister Paisley were really upset. Their ...

Across the country, schools are cracking down on cell phone use. At least 18 states have rolled out bell-to-bell bans, with New York calling phones "distraction devices." Teachers are praising the ...

Recent ‘Down Under’ trade mission sparked unexpected transpacific collaboration in efforts to protect young people from ...

Olivia Sieg, an English facilitator at Pequea Valley Secondary School, talks about the cell phone holder in her classroom on Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025. Members of the state Senate Education Committee on ...