The buzz of cell phones is absent from Alabama classrooms this fall. A new statewide ban on devices during class is shifting the focus back to teachers and lessons, and educators say the difference is ...

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Illinois should adopt the proposal to get cellphones out of classrooms, and then consider the role of screens in classrooms ...

In today’s world, technology and learning go hand in hand. The inclusion of smartphones and tablets has indeed revolutionised access and opportunities for learners. Although learning has become more ...

More students than ever are going to class without their cellphones. Thirty-two states have laws limiting personal devices during the day, with 20 of them passing laws this year. NPR's Sequoia ...

Ahead of the 2024-25 school year, my leadership team and I began developing a plan to get cellphones out of our classrooms for good. Mountains of emerging data and national studies made crystal clear ...

New York state has established a youth-driven council to provide perspectives on distraction-free schools as the state prepares for a ban on cellphones in classrooms starting with the 2025-2026 ...

Bulloch County Schools say limiting phones helps prevent students from bypassing filters as AI becomes part of everyday learning.

DES MOINES, Iowa (IOWA CAPITAL DISPATCH) - The momentum behind cellphone bans in schools has reached more than half the states, as teachers, superintendents and education experts praise these policies ...