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 ...

STRATFORD — The town school board is weighing a new policy restricting the use of cellphones in the classroom, but the panel is not yet considering a blanket ban on electronic devices. The Stratford ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Oregon lawmakers want to limit online distractions in classrooms by banning smartphone use in schools, and a bill that passed the Oregon House on Tuesday will do just that.

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 ...

Seventeen Baltimore County public schools are taking part in a pilot program aimed at teaching responsible cellphone use and limiting distractions in the classroom. The program limits phone access ...

Ohio's Senate just served students a hard do-not-disturb IRL — advancing a bill aimed at unplugging students from cellphones in the classroom Ohio's Senate just served students a hard do-not-disturb ...

BOSTON (SHNS) – [Coverage Developing] The Senate president wants Massachusetts to consider making schools cellphone-free in an effort to eliminate distractions in the classroom. Senate President Karen ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The Alabama House of Representatives on Thursday advanced legislation that would ban students from using cellphones in public schools. A growing number of states are moving to ...

AMES, Iowa – Contrary to popular belief about the negative effects of social media, Reynol Junco is using Facebook and Twitter to help college students succeed. Instead of seeing social media as a ...