15+ hour, 4+ min ago   (41+ words) A brief interaction between New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez captured on video Friday during a ceremony marking the 25th anniversary of the terror attacks on... Tennessee's cell phone ban has won over many teachers and students....

2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (1275+ words) New Costa Coffee research reveals how parents and university students are rewriting the rules of staying in touch, from quick-fire texts and memes to coffee catch-ups. Leaving home for university is a huge milestone. For students, it can mean newfound…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago   (297+ words) Colorado ranchers join fight against fossil fuel companies With New Jersey students now banned from using their cell phones during the school day, one state lawmaker wants his fellow legislators to follow in their footsteps and stop scrolling during legislative…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (313+ words) As the school year ramps up, West Po is adopting the statewide personal device ban signed by Governor Abigail Spanberger that took effect July 2026. This ban extends past cell phones to ensure that technology distractions are out of sight from…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (358+ words) Brian Bergen’s ‘Practice What We Preach Act’ would impose school-style cellphone restrictions on members of the legislature By David Wildstein, September 10 2026 3:26 pm Assembly Minority Whip Brian Bergen is proposing to impose New Jersey’s new bell-to-bell cellphone restrictions on the legislators…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (452+ words) New Trier High School’s policies have aligned with this new state law since before its passing. “The policy has been the same for quite some time, and the policy states that phones shouldn’t be visible,” Associate Principal of Student Services…...

2+ day, 14+ 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…...

2+ day, 15+ 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…...

3+ day, 55+ min ago   (362+ words) As the new school year starts Indiana students will spend their school day without the constant pull of smartphones. Gov. Mike Braun and the Indiana General Assembly deserve credit for recognizing what teachers have known for years: children cannot learn…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (464+ words) The committee tabled its cell phone policy after student objections, held a third workshop on the fiscal 2027 budget gap, and heard that paving invoices are being withheld over $229,500 in late-completion penalties. Students will not face a new phone-pouch rule yet;…...