That exchange happened around two years ago, back when our school had “banned” phones, but kids were still allowed to carry ...

The Locust Valley School District implemented its own cell phone ban policy in 2023, and say it has fostered positive results ...

School officials across Central New York are raising concerns about a new bell-to-bell phone ban set to take effect in August ...

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed the state's fiscal year 2026 budget into law, where she highlighted several initiatives ...

The ban exempts students who need smartphones for health care purposes, translation apps or a disability, as well as those ...

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) said a classroom phone ban set to be implemented this year will protect students’ education.

New York will become the largest state in the U.S. to require a “bell-to-bell” cell phone ban in K-12 schools, Governor Kathy Hochul announced Tuesday. The policy, which will take effect this ...

Bills have sprinted through legislatures this year in states as varied as New York and Oklahoma, reflecting a broad consensus that phones are bad for kids.

Cellphone bans in schools are all the rage. Recently, New York became the fourth state to embark on one, as part of a budget ...

A bell-to-bell school smartphone ban in schools statewide is part of the New York state budget deal, Gov. Kathy Hochul ...

(TNS) — New York state Gov. Kathy Hochul recently announced a $254 million state budget has been reached, including a statewide plan to ban cell phones in schools. Earlier this year, the ...

The debate is a reminder that, often, what we think should be helpful and what actually is helpful can be two very different ...