A large urban district in Florida saw an increase in student test scores. A smaller school district in rural California is experiencing a dramatic decline in student behavioral problems. The reason ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Two middle school students smile and laugh while looking at a phone in the classroom. Photo: RDNE Stock project / Pexels (The ...

As a mom of a teen and tweens, managing cell phones and screen time has been a moving target. I want my kids to be able to call me—and yes, call their friends—but I’m also incredibly aware of the ...

CASSOPOLIS, Mich. (WSBT) — A bill in the Michigan legislature right now would require schools to implement a policy on cell phones. Many districts already restrict cell phone usage in the classroom, ...

Teacher unions and advocates in Connecticut are pushing for legislation that would ban smartphone use in classrooms for the ...

Schools with “bell-to-bell” phone bans are pushing students to bring back old-school methods to chat with friends—much to their teachers’ amusement. “Schoolkids are creating a Google Doc with their ...

We’re several decades deep in the era of the cell phone, meaning there has been ample time to study what exactly happens to the human brain if you bathe it in content 24 hours a day. As you might ...

A new bill would expand Florida’s classroom phone ban to the entire school day. Parents and lawmakers weigh in on whether it goes too far — or not far enough. Florida lawmakers are considering ...

KENNESAW, Ga. — A ban on cell phones in Marietta City Schools classrooms has improved teacher well-being and job satisfaction in addition to increasing student engagement, according to preliminary ...

Kansas lawmakers are considering legislation that would restrict or ban student cell phone use during the school day, renewing a long-running debate over classroom distractions, student safety and stu ...

(The Center Square) – As the concern over cell phones in the classroom rises, banning them from schools will not solve the deep-rooted issue, says the founder of Opal, a phone app that helps users ...