Teens spend more than a quarter of their time at school on phones, new study finds
Lawmakers have begun to clamp down on cellphone usage during school, as the rates of kids using their phones while they ...
Teens spend over 1 hour on phones during school hours, new study finds
Teens aren't just sneaking quick glances at their phones during class. They're spending an average of 1.5 hours on them every ...
Phone-free policy has had positive impact at school
A school has said that locking away pupils' mobile phones in a special pouch during the day has had a positive ...
Banning phones in schools does not improve grades or mental health, new study finds
The Conservative government put out formal guidance on how to ban mobile phones in schools almost exactly a year ago. But 12 ...
NC lawmakers could ban students from using phones, laptops in class. What the bill says
Examples of prohibited wireless devices in the bill include cellphones, laptop computers and tablets. But the legislation ...
Oklahoma one step closer to banning cell phones in the classroom
Some lawmakers’ top education priority this year at the state Capitol is to ban cell phones in Oklahoma classrooms.
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What Schools Look Like Without the Cellphone Distraction
An informal poll of school leaders in Education Week’s Savvy Principal newsletter indicated that 62 percent believe student ...
Students, teachers endorse bill to ban cellphones during Nebraska school days
Students, teachers and state officials largely testified in favor of a proposal that would prohibit student use of cellphones ...
Teachers, parents say school cell phone law working to keep students engaged
Students retaking a test or a quiz was common in Shaughn O’Neal’s nutrition and wellness classes. This was the case for the first test she gave in the fall. Then it didn’t happen again for the rest of ...
Banning phones in classrooms ‘does not improve marks’
Study finds link between using phones and worse performance but suggests the answer does not lie in school bans alone ...
Representatives discuss restricting cell phones in Missouri schools
Missouri lawmakers want students to put away their phones while in the classroom. The ultimate goal is to decrease student ...
Kids spend a startling number of hours on their phones during school, study reveals
As talk about banning phones in schools increases, a new study revealed that the average teen spends a quarter of their school day scrolling. Research led by the Seattle Children’s Research Institute ...