The start of school is going to be different for students in Central Florida as cellphone bans go into effect.Educators said cellphones are a distraction in the classroom, and the ban will eliminate ...

A phone holder hangs in a classroom at Delta High School in Delta, Utah. An example of what some Delaware schools have implemented. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer) From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South ...

Across the United States this year, more and more policies banning student cellphone use in K-12 schools are being enacted at state and district levels. While cellphones are a major source of ...

Jackson High School has implemented new cellphone procedures for the 2024-25 school year. Previously, students were allowed to use their phones during downtime in class at each teacher’s discretion.

Device-based learning is no longer "new," but many schools still lack a coherent playbook for managing it. Many school districts dashed to adopt 1:1 computing during the pandemic, spending $48 million ...

Across the United States, more schools are implementing policies restricting cellphones as concerns about digital distraction, mental health and academic performance rise. The scale of the issue is ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) The scale of the issue is significant. According to a 2023 report from Common Sense ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Kui Xie, University of Missouri-Columbia and Florence Martin, North Carolina State ...