Install
Please confirm you are human
This browser or connection looks automated. Press and continuously hold the control for 3 seconds to enable Google-hosted web results and, when separately allowed, AI-assisted answers.
A successful check enables 100 search requests. Interactive access does not authorize scraping, systematic collection, or reuse of search output.
News
Quebec students begin second school year without cellphones
15+ hour, 6+ min ago (601+ words) This school year marks the second since the Quebec government banned the use of cell phones in schools in 2025. The first year of this initiative went “very well,” according to Richard Bergevin, president of the Fédération des syndicats de l’enseignement....
Cellphone ban: Quebec students begin second school year with new rule
23+ hour, 50+ min ago (360+ words) Quebec students begin second school year without cellphones CTV News This school year marks the second since the Quebec government banned the use of cell phones in schools in 2025 The first year of this initiative went âvery well,â…...
Later phones, happier classrooms, study shows
22+ hour, 29+ min ago (429+ words) New research shows delaying smartphones across a school's entire cohort reduces mental health problems, giving leaders evidence as new guidance on smartphones in the UK looms. The working paper, released by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), found that when…...
Schools see early success with classroom cellphone bans, though experts warn of student anxiety
19+ hour, 7+ min ago (43+ words) FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth Schools across the U.S. report early success restricting cellphones in classrooms, though experts note students may face temporary anxiety adjusting to reduced screen time....
Schools can silence a phone, but not the app behind it
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (458+ words) A muted phone still buzzes in a teenager’s pocket, waiting to be picked up. European schools have already banned phones from classrooms to fight the same distraction. But teachers and students say the real problem is not the alerts. It…...
Ithaca school phone ban shows mixed results
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (107+ words) Ithaca City School District recorded a 64% increase in disciplinary referrals after a statewide student phone ban took effect, according to The Ithaca Voice. Phone violations accounted for 29% of all referrals last school year, including 775 issued to middle and high school…...
OUSD reveals dismal academic achievement numbers, and students debate a new cell phone ban
3+ day, 13+ hour ago (1005+ words) At Wednesday’s meeting, the Oakland Unified School District board discussed disappointing data on academic achievement, mixed news on the district’s finances and slow progress on racial equity in suspensions. They also heard student critiques of the district’s new cell phone…...
How to quit your phone and focus on school
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (524+ words) Illustration by Luisa Dela Cruz. To scroll or not to scroll? To start off the school year, I decided to do everyone a service (or disservice), and provide a list of techniques to help you lock in like you never…...
A year later, what teens tell us about school cellphone bans
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (193+ words) Our best evidence so far suggests that these restrictions are having generally positive effects. These studies show that cellphone bans reduce students’ phone use (albeit not to zero), increase academic achievement (although effects vary by age and subject), and after…...
Letter: Disconnect to Reconnect: Our Middle Schools Are Phone-Free. Our High Schools Should Be, Too.
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (292+ words) In seventh grade, my son needed a Chromebook for school. Within a few months, I had a different kid. At school, he raced through classwork so he could play games online with his friends. At home, assignments that should have…...