"Cell phones are the most ubiquitous device in American households today," Nielsen says. "I work with teachers and students who would much rather use their phone than a computer--they've got instant ...

Phones sit in a caddy in Kyanna McCall’s seventh-grade classroom at Rolesville Middle School on Wednesday, March 27, 2024. When North Carolina students return to school classrooms this month, one ...

OPELIKA, Ala. – (WRBL) – With the start of the 2025–2026 school year, Alabama’s new FOCUS Act is officially in effect — banning student cell phones, smartwatches, and earbuds during the school day at ...

Then State Attorney General Josh Stein answers questions during a town hall on the impacts of social media on youth at Athens Drive High School in Raleigh on March 11, 2024. Now governor, Stein signed ...

Johnston County Public Schools’ crackdown on cellphone usage in the classroom goes beyond what other districts are doing to include teachers in the ban. The Johnston County Board of Education approved ...

Florida's new law restricts student cell phone use during school, with elementary and middle school students banned from using them entirely and high school students only allowed to use them with ...

At about 11 a.m. on the second day of class at Kaukauna High School, dozens of students were eating lunch in the school common area. While the room was filled with the noise of conversation, some of ...

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer called for a new state law to limit student cell phone use at school. The Michigan House of Representatives and the Michigan Senate introduced competing plans to restrict student ...

When North Carolina students return to school classrooms this month, one thing they should keep turned off is their cellphones. A new state law requires public schools to bar students from using their ...