Gov. Kathy Hochul’s proposed phone ban in New York schools would launch at the start of the next school year and require most devices be stored away until dismissal. Hochul began Wednesday unveiling specifics of the ban that was part of her massive $252 billion budget proposal, saying it would require all public and charter…
A new advocacy group armed with a hefty funding pot has launched a push to ban smart-phone use in New York’s schools. The group — Phone Free New York — has already raised six figures for its campaign to persuade Gov. Kathy Hochul and the state legislature to approve a law to bar mobile-phone usage during the school day,…
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas’ Republican Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders and California’s Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom have little in common ideologically, but the two have both been vocal supporters of an idea that’s been rapidly gaining bipartisan ground in the states: Students’ cellphones need to be banned during the school day. At least eight…
This story originally appeared on 6abc. New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy is calling for a statewide ban on cell phone use in public schools, for students in grades K-12. Murphy called for the phone ban during his State of the State address on Tuesday. “They are fueling a rise in cyberbullying. And they are making it…
Worth, IL, Dec. 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Patriot Mobile and Cell Phones for Soldiers team up to provide cell phone service for a group of US Navy recruits participating in the Adopt-A-Sailor program on Christmas Day. The Adopt-A-Sailor program is a heartwarming initiative designed to support U.S. Navy recruits during the holiday season. It…
Orlando, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) — Smartphones are on the top of many kids’, preteens’, and teens’ Christmas lists, but are they ready to have one or will it just lead to more screen time and less family time? New studies show that 42% of kids spend 30 hours on their smartphones every week, and 42%…
How often do you have the experience of picking up your phone when you swore you’d focus on the task you were working on, the meal you were enjoying, or when you were trying to drift off to sleep? Do you feel anxious when the battery starts getting low or you’re asked to turn your…
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Education has just released a new resource to help states, school districts, and schools adopt policies for student use of cell phones and other personal devices on campus. Titled Planning Together: A Playbook for Student Personal Device Policies, the new guide “offers a model process that education leaders can…
More than 60% of districts and community schools have already adopted policies this school year, one year ahead of schedule December 5, 2024, Press Release from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce: COLUMBUS, OHIO – The Ohio Department of Education and Workforce (DEW) today released a report detailing the progress of school districts in…
LYNCHBURG, Va. (WDBJ) – Lynchburg City Schools has updated its policy on cell phones and other personal electronic communications devices. The change was approved by the school board. A school district statement reads: Beginning January 6, when students return from winter break, the use of personal electronic devices will be prohibited during the bell-to-bell school…