Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Many North Carolina students are still using their phones in class despite a new state law banning their use during instructional ...

The University of Chicago will bar first year law students from using laptops, tablets and phones in class starting this fall to combat AI reliance.

The University of Chicago Law School is banning first-year students from using phones and laptops in the classroom as part of ...

Tuskegee University, the private Historically Black College and University (HBCU) in Tuskegee, AL, has announced 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 ...

While cellphone bans at schools can help students connect more with peers, they can also make students feel less safe and independent, writes Corinne Brion, associate professor of educational ...

With the first day of school approaching, the district announced it would implement a full phone ban to curb the negative impacts of cell phones in its schools.

How would Minnesota gubernatorial candidate Amy Klobuchar's proposal to ban cell phones in K-12 classrooms impact local school districts? As part of a plan titled "Prepare ...

The cell phone battle could be over in Michigan. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) signed legislation Tuesday banning students from using cell phones in the classroom. But for some schools in our area, this ...

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 ...

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 ...