Cell phone bans in schools may not be working as intended according to new research out of the University of North Carolina. A state law required every school district to have a policy in place by ...

Many North Carolina students are still using their phones in class despite a new state law banning their use during instructional time, according to data presented Tuesday to state lawmakers. An ...

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker says he will sign a bill limiting students’ access to cell phones during class after it passed the ...

Most states have attempted to curb cellphone use in schools in recent years. Parents and educators hoped decreased usage would improve test scores, boost mental health and help students pay more ...

The largest study ever of school cell phone bans finds that they offer decidedly mixed results, with teachers reporting fewer distractions when students lock their phones away during the school day, ...

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 ...

Illinois lawmakers approved Senate Bill 2427, requiring all school districts to adopt policies banning student cellphone use ...

In some schools, Yondr, a pouch marketed to keep kids off devices, has proved no match for actual children. Yondr’s tech pouches have become a de facto solution for schools across the country ...

New Research: Yondr Outperforms Other Phone Policies by Nearly 3x in Reducing Between-Class Phone Use A landmark study released this week by the National Bureau of Economic Research, conducted by ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. Study finds 39.7% of students sometimes or never follow the statewide phone ban. Researchers report 62.9% of schools always enforce ...