New York City kids will be banned from using cellphones, tablets and smartwatches during the school day starting this fall. Each of the Big Apple’s roughly 1,600 public schools will decide how to roll out the new policy, approved Wednesday night by the city’s Panel for Education Policy in a 14 to 1 vote. “I…
A group of parents is pushing lawmakers to back Gov. Kathy Hochul’s proposed ban on cellphones in schools – as concerns grow that politicians are getting cold feet over the plan. The 11th-hour groundswell comes as state lawmakers have made moves to allow local districts to have leeway over the ban, with fears that will…
A group of parents is pushing lawmakers to back Gov. Kathy Hochul’s proposed ban on cellphones in schools – as concerns grow that politicians are getting cold feet over the plan. The 11th-hour groundswell comes as state lawmakers have made moves to allow local districts to have leeway over the ban, with fears that will…
2-minute read Lysa Mullady | Special to the USA TODAY Network New York pushes for school smartphone bans due to ‘addictive’ nature New York Gov. Kathy Hochul called for legislation to ban smartphones in schools because of their addictive nature. Cell phones in schools are hindering student safety, belonging, and learning by creating distractions and…
Get stories like this delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for The 74 Newsletter Pushing back against Gov. Kathy Hochul’s proposal to ban cellphones from “bell-to-bell” in schools, New York lawmakers want to give districts more flexibility in setting their policies — and guarantee that students will not face suspensions due to cellphone violations….
Backers of Gov. Kathy Hochul’s proposed “bell-to-bell” ban on the use of smartphones in schools are calling out Democrats in the state Senate for pushing to “water down” the proposal. Hochul’s plan would forbid students from using smartphones during the entire school day, but the Senate’s proposed budget resolution would only ban cell phone usage during classroom or…
Scoring a restaurant reservation at a coveted hotspot in New York City once required a combination of skill, charm and savvy — until third-party, bot-driven scalper sites began selling them for astronomical rates. Tourists and other deep-pocketed gourmands have used apps like Appointment Trader to skip the line over the holidays by paying $2,500 to…
Open: This is “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” Feb. 23, 2025 – CBS News Watch CBS News This week on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” the president’s mission to shrink the federal workforce intensifies, and his foreign policy dealmaking reaches a critical juncture. We’ll speak with President Trump’s Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff,…
2/23: Face the Nation – CBS News Watch CBS News This week on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” the president’s mission to shrink the federal workforce intensifies, and his foreign policy dealmaking reaches a critical juncture. We’ll speak with President Trump’s Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff, Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York and more….
Louisiana requests extradition of New York doctor who prescribed abortion pills online – CBS News Watch CBS News A state judge in Texas ordered a New York doctor to pay a $100,000 fine for sending abortion medication to a woman in Texas, where most abortions are banned. The same doctor faces criminal charges in Louisiana….