CHAMPAIGN (25News Now) – Governor J.B. Pritzker proposed legislation in the General Assembly that would force all Illinois schools to keep students from using cell phones during classroom instruction. Pritzker argued that phones in the classroom increase distraction, worsen student mental health, and give students opportunities to cheat. He spoke Thursday at Champaign’s Centennial High…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) – While Senate Bill 0897, which requires school systems to put a digital device policy in place, has passed through the senate, East Tennessee school administrators do not believe it is going to change too much. Previous Coverage: Tennessee’s bill banning cell phones in class passes in Senate, heads to Gov. Lee’s…
Defending a democratic Ukraine is crucial to the project of global freedom, he contends, and Putin’s influential brand of illiberalism cannot be confronted on friendly terms. Despite his book’s title, Vindman, a self-described neo-idealist and admirer of Tallis, spends much of “The Folly of Realism” criticizing old-school idealists. The American foreign policy establishment, he writes,…
This week, a bill to ban cellphones in schools moved halfway through the state Capitol after passing the House.On Friday, KOCO 5 reached out to your school districts to see what they think about your student’s phone in school.Decisions impacting your children happen at the state Capitol every day, and their phones could be banned…
Over the last decade or so, a group of America’s wealthiest individuals, largely from the tech industry, became some of the world’s biggest climate champions, pledging billions in highly public campaigns. Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon, committed $10 billion of his own money in 2020 to start the Bezos Earth Fund, a charity focused…
OKLAHOMA CITY (KSWO) – The Oklahoma House of Representatives Common Education Committee passed a bill Wednesday, Feb. 6, that would prohibit students from using cell phones during their school day. Rep. Chad Caldwell (R-Enid) authored the approved bill, House Bill 1276. The bill specifically aims to force school boards to have a policy forbidding cell…
Gov. Kay Ivey looks to ban smart phones and other wireless devices from Alabama public schools, stating too much screen time negatively affects students.“According to a recent survey 72 percent of high school teachers reported that cell phones are distracting their students, we’ve also learned from parents that teens are spending an average of almost…
LINCOLN, Neb. (WOWT) – State senators the capitol Tuesday heard testimony on a bill aimed at getting rid of distractions in schools. Sen. Rita Sanders of Bellevue proposed LB140. It would require schools to have a policy restricting students from using cell phones or other electronic communication devices while on school property or at school…
A bill that would require K-12 school districts to establish policies to restrict or ban students using cell phones in school hours dials up a lot of support during a public hearing Tuesday afternoon.The Legislature’s Education Committee heard testimony on LB 140 introduced by state Sen. Rita Sanders on behalf of Gov. Jim Pillen and…
Lawmakers in Vermont and New York are working to pass bans on cell phones in schools. Angela Arsenault, who represents Williston, presented a bill to the education committee last month that also prohibits schools from communicating with students on social media for school activities or sports. Students using phones for medical device monitoring or specialized…