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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Illinois lawmakers approved Senate Bill 2427, requiring all school districts to adopt policies banning student cellphone use during class time, with limited exceptions for educational, medical, ...

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 ...

Like many teachers, Marc Panepinto wanted to get cell phones out of his classroom. Now, he is not sure that’s the best approach. Panepinto, a social studies teacher at Garnet Valley High School who ...

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Some Brockton High School students are bypassing the school's strict cell phone policy. The policy requires students to lock their phones in secure pouches for the duration of the school day. The ...

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 ...

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 ...