The University of Chicago Law School is banning first-year students from using phones and laptops in the classroom as part of ...

Cell phone bans in schools may not be working as intended according to new research out of the University of North Carolina. A state law required every school district to have a policy in place by ...

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

Cellphone restrictions are now pervasive. Teachers, parents, and surprisingly students support them. But the bans have had no significant effect —positive or negative—on students’ social life or ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. Study finds 39.7% of students sometimes or never follow the statewide phone ban. Researchers report 62.9% of schools always enforce ...

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 ...

Phone-free school days have been the reality for students at Murdock Middle and High School in Winchendon since the cell phone ban policy was implemented at the beginning of the 2025-26 school year.