A wave of validation swept over me when I read the many emails from teachers and parents who responded to my column about how overuse of screens in classrooms is hurting education. Even though plenty ...

Marietta parent Cynthia DuBose said she doesn’t think many other parents know just how much of a problem comes from their kids’ use of cellphones in school. The distractions are cause for concern, she ...

LATHAM, N.Y. (NEWS10) — Capital Region school districts took part in a round table discussion with Gov. Kathy Hochul on Monday to discuss the upcoming statewide distraction-free classroom policy. The ...

Concerns about classroom distraction and mental health have prompted schools across the country to reconsider rules on student cellphone use, and the Danbury area has not been immune. The state ...

More than 70% of high school teachers in the U.S. say cell phones are a major classroom distraction, according to The Pew Research Center. Across the nation, schools are adopting new bans on phones as ...

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin issued a new executive order Tuesday that will limit or ban cell phone use in public schools – the latest in a string of efforts by officials to crack down on what many ...

THE ISSUE: State Sen. Ryan Aument, a Republican from West Hempfield Township and the Senate Republican majority whip, said he believes that cellphones are a classroom distraction and possible source ...

The debate intensifies over whether phones are a necessary safety tool or a classroom distraction. As some Michigan school districts implement policies - and other states adopt laws with outright cell ...

You might’ve heard kids chanting “six-seven” & seen them waving their hands around. That’s the 67 trend in action. But what began as a harmless little meme has turned into a classroom distraction that ...