More Colorado schools and districts are banning the use of phones in school. Boulder and Grand Junction are the latest major school districts to do so. Multiple studies have linked excessive teen ...

Indiana schools had to ban cellphones and other devices like tablets and laptops from class time following a new law in 2024. New bills would end exceptions to that law.

Although policies can help create structure, they don’t build consistent digital habits—those have to be taught, modeled, ...

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, ...

North Carolina law now bans student cellphone use during instructional time. Exceptions include emergencies, medical needs, and approved educational use. Wake and Johnston counties impose escalating ...

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 ...

(TNS) — As lawmakers debate banning cellphones in classrooms, schools across Northeast Pennsylvania take different approaches to phones in their buildings. Across the country, 35 states have laws or ...

The Anchorage School District main office. Anchorage School District students can no longer use cellphones during class, under a new district policy. The new policy requires that students’ cellphones ...

DAVENPORT, Iowa — A bill that would restrict student cell phone use during class time in Iowa is one step away from becoming law, prompting Quad Cities school districts and parents to consider how it ...

Chile has passed a bill outlawing the use of mobile phones and other smart devices during classes at elementary and middle ...

PENSACOLA, Fla. -- ABC News rreeleased an article dtsting thst Children who own smartphones by age 12 face a higher risk of ...