This article was originally published in Civil Beat. After years of trying to keep students from using their phones during the school day, Kihei Charter School has invested roughly $9,000 in what ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Thousands of South County students will go back to class on Thursday without a tool that many have deemed essential: their cell ...

SAN FRANCISCO — In California, a high school teacher complains that students watch Netflix on their phones during class. In Maryland, a chemistry teacher says students use gambling apps to place bets ...

Some states have moved to ban cell phones in schools to improve students’ engagement and mental health. However, the specific rules and implementation vary wildly from school to school. In this ...

Phones can be useful tools in classrooms to remind students of deadlines or encourage more exchange between students and teachers. At the same time, they can be distracting. Students report using ...

On September 23, 2024, Governor Gavin Newsom signed the Phone-Free Schools Act into law. This legislation requires all public schools in California to develop and implement policies restricting ...

ARDEN HILLS, Minn. — Making a big change like taking cell phones away from teenagers in school means there's a need for making a sound plan for principals like Rob Reetz at Mounds View High School. “I ...

College students who get short phone breaks during class periods score higher on tests and use their phones less during lectures, according to a new study, the newest research in a heated debate about ...

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Dos Pueblos High School Principal Bill Woodard holds up one of the “cell hotels” being used campuswide starting this school year. Students will be required to put their phones in their assigned pocket ...