When it comes to the use of cellphones in public school classrooms, Mississippi is behind the curve compared to the rest of ...

SAN FRANCISCO — In California, a high school teacher complains that students watch Netflix on their phones during class. In Maryland, a chemistry teacher says students use gambling apps to place bets ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Phones sit in a caddy in Kyanna McCall’s seventh-grade classroom at Rolesville Middle School on Wednesday, March 27, 2024. (Travis ...

Bell-to-bell cellphone bans are spreading rapidly, rising from 60% to 74% of schools in just one year, according to a new ...

Cellphones are everywhere — including, until recently, in schools. Since 2023, 29 states, including New York, Vermont, Florida, and Texas, have passed laws that require K-12 public schools to enforce ...

This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. (CHALKBEAT INDIANA) — Since Indiana's school cellphone ban went into effect in 2024, classroom ...

Michigan is banning smartphones during class time in public schools, starting this fall ...

Now, does a phone come through? Yes, it does,” Principal Kevin McCaskill said. “But is that the norm? The answer is no.” What do staff say?

Elementary and middle school students in Hawaii’s public schools will be barred from using cell phones during school hours beginning with the 2026-27 school year under a new statewide policy adopted ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — In California, a high ...

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 ...