As education evolves in the age of AI, school leaders face a new tension: distinguishing between wasteful screen time and active digital learning.

Can schools in Ohio legally confiscate or search students' cell phone? In Ohio, state lawmakers voted this year to prohibit cell phone use during the school day under most circumstances. Each school ...

High school junior Elise Nerlich sat in a circle with a handful of other students at Longmont Museum one day in March, trying to come up with ideas on how schools should regulate cell phone use during ...

Shuldiner said statewide guidance could help districts, while still allowing flexibility for local leaders.

In January, Ohio implemented a cell phone policy, prohibiting public school students from using their phones throughout the school day, including between classes and during lunch. It’s been nearly ...

What is the best way to handle cellphones in schools? That’s a question Michigan educators are grappling with this spring after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed into law a ban on smartphone use in ...

Hoosier K-12 public school students are preparing to have their cell phones even less this upcoming school year. Clarksville Community Schools Superintendent Dr. Tina Bennett is a supporter of the ...

Restricting student cellphone use during school hours doesn’t appear to lift academic achievement, improve student attention, or boost attendance, at least in the short term, according to the first ...

Bell-to-bell cellphone bans in public schools have reduced student distractions but have had minimal impact on test scores, a new study shows. Researchers from Duke University, Stanford University, ...

As Poway Unified School District trustees work to draft a new student cell phone policy that would differentiate between elementary and middle school students versus high school students, they are ...