School officials welcome permanent cell phone ban

After a year of banning cell phone use from class, school officials say they welcome a permanent ban. Gov. Kevin Stitt signed the permanent ban into law earlier in May. Stitt had challenged schools ...

Five Things to Know About Largest Cell Phone Ban Study

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, ...

Cell phone bans are good for kids. They're not enough. | Opinion

Cell phone bans alone will not dramatically boost academic achievement, especially among struggling students. No purely ...
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One year in: Here’s how Rush Henrietta’s school cell phone ban compares to districts across the country

It's been a full year since Gov. Kathy Hochul banned all cell phones from being used by students in public schools.A recent ...

School cell phone bans have little impact on academics or behavior, study finds

The national report compared schools that implemented strict phone policies and those that did not over a three-year span.

Data shows cell phone problems in Chicago schools; Senate still undecided on ban as legislative session nears end

With a few days left until the end of the legislative session, the future of a cell phone ban in schools has yet to be voted on by the Illinois Senate. Illinois Senate Bill 2427 would call for a ...

Calmatters: Ban Cell Phones In All K-12 Schools? Not So Fast, Say School Officials

Until last month, California was poised to join nearly a dozen other states that ban cell phones in K-12 schools. But under pressure from school boards and administrators, lawmakers scaled back a bill ...