New York State legislative leaders have agreed to ban smartphone use in public schools under a new budget agreement aimed at improving children’s mental health.

The Alabama House of Representatives has advanced legislation that would ban students from using cellphones in K-12 public ...

Luxembourg’s ban of smartphones will kick in after Easter in primary schools and after Pentecost in secondary schools, the ...

Smartphones in their current form are still relatively new, and so is the research. Why states like Michigan are trying to ban phones in schools.

A session at the CoSN 2025 conference looked at research, policies and hypocrisy around banning student phone use.

CNN’s Pamela Brown met with students at Wakefield High School in Arlington, Virginia, where school officials are requiring ...

As reported by Politico, Governor Kathy Hochul and lawmakers are closing in on an agreement to prevent kids from using their ...

In Britain, amid growing evidence of harm to young people from extreme content online, a “Smartphone Free Childhood” campaign ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul is pushing a ban on smartphones in schools, and reaction is favorable, with one notable exception: parents who can’t stop monitoring their children. By Ginia Bellafante Ginia ...

ALBANY — New York State lawmakers and school groups are pushing back on Gov. Kathy Hochul’s plan to ban the use of smartphones in classrooms, saying schools should have more control over the ...

Bridget Phillipson will review whether guidance on the use of smartphones in schools is working amid calls for an outright ban. The education secretary has tasked officials with scrutinising ...

"All schools should prohibit the use of mobile phones throughout the school day – not only during lessons but break and lunchtimes as well." It does not specify how the ban should be enforced. Ms ...