Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NIXA, Mo. — Last year, school districts across Missouri put cell phone bans in place following the passage of a state law. Ozarks ...

Banning smartphones has become one of America’s favorite school policies. In 2023, Florida became the first state to prohibit cell phones and similar devices, and since then about 25 other states have ...

The largest study ever of school cell phone bans finds that they offer decidedly mixed results, with teachers reporting fewer distractions when students lock their phones away during the school day, ...

Newswise — Why it matters: Globally, policymakers, educators, and adults in general are grappling with how to limit youth social media access, including most prominently an emergence of cell phone ...

Schools are starting a second academic year under a new state law that prohibits students' wireless communication devices during instructional time.

Illinois' second largest school district has expanded its school cell phone ban to younger students for the 2026-27 school year. Suburban District U-46, which serves more than 35,000 students in the ...