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

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 ...

School districts are rolling out the state-mandated cell phone ban differently, but superintendents appreciate the return to students socializing without them. Benton-Carroll-Salem Superintendent ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Students at a public charter science academy sit at their desks during English class in Warr Acres, Okla., in August 2025. 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 ...

The saboteur in today’s classroom is a familiar device: the screen. Back-to-back coverage in The New York Times has brought the classroom crisis into the public eye: The first on Nov. 12 discussed a ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — This school year, districts around Ohio have completely banned the use of phones during school hours following a new law from the latest state budget. Districts don’t have to ...

No more YouTube or video games on school laptops. Textbooks and pencils are back. Some seventh graders say they prefer learning offline.

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 ...