Gen Z teens are bypassing school phone bans by turning Google Docs into chat rooms. Here’s how they’re staying connected.

The new scholastic year always begins with sharpened pencils, fresh copybooks, and familiar debates about how children learn ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul’s recent proposal to ban cellphones in New York schools has sparked a heated debate. Advocates argue that phones are a major distraction, pulling students away from learning and ...

Across the United States, more schools are implementing policies restricting cell phones as concerns about digital ...

Across the country, 35 states have laws or rules limiting cellphones and other electronic devices in school, including 18 ...

Phones sit in a caddy in Kyanna McCall’s seventh-grade classroom at Rolesville Middle School on Wednesday, March 27, 2024. When North Carolina students return to school classrooms this month, one ...

Inarguably the most useful piece of technology widely used as an information gathering and sharing tool might be too ...

Many of New Jersey’s approximately 600 public school districts restrict cellphone use in classrooms, but the policies and ...

The role cellphones play in the classroom has been widely debated since students began taking them to school. Although there is some support for using cellphones as a learning tool in the classroom, ...

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 ...

"Cell phones are the most ubiquitous device in American households today," Nielsen says. "I work with teachers and students who would much rather use their phone than a computer--they've got instant ...

With the rise of artificial intelligence (AI), more Georgetown professors are opting to enforce no-technology policies this ...