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, ...

Two years after the imposition of a student cell phone ban, student test scores in a large urban school district were significantly higher than before, David N. Figlio and Umut Özek find in The Impact ...

Roughly 83% of schools reported “more positive classroom environments” and “better student engagement” since prohibiting ...

Toms River Regional is looking to codify its efforts to keep cell phones out of students' hands for most of the school day.

We are three months into the cell phone ban in schools and according to survey results released by the governor’s office this ...

The state budget bill signed by Gov. Mike DeWine bans students from using cell phones under most circumstances in K-12 public schools. Districts must adopt the policy by Jan. 1, 2026. While some ...

The executive order follows the failure to pass a similar bill during the 2025 Legislative session and will help student mental health and learning, governor says By the middle of the upcoming school ...

The new policy says devices must stay off the entire day, and can not be seen or stored on the student’s person or clothing ...

The Wake County Board of Education has put in a revised policy to keep students focused in school. The board said the new ...

Legislators are working to pass a bill during the current lame duck session that would keep kids off their phones while in ...

Ohio students soon will have to put down their cell phones during the school day after state lawmakers prohibited them under most circumstances. The restrictions were included in the finalized state ...