A bell-to-bell school smartphone ban in schools statewide is part of the New York state budget deal, Gov. Kathy Hochul ...

Starting in the 2025–2026 school year, New York will ban cell phones in all K-12 public, charter, and BOCES schools during ...

Under the policy, school districts across the state will have until this summer to craft their implementation plans and must ...

When the new school year starts in September, students in New York State’s public schools will be prohibited from accessing ...

The Locust Valley School District implemented its own cell phone ban policy in 2023, and say it has fostered positive results ...

The debate is a reminder that, often, what we think should be helpful and what actually is helpful can be two very different ...

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed the state's fiscal year 2026 budget into law, where she highlighted several initiatives ...

New York's school cell phone ban requires students to put away their devices for the entire school day, including during ...

New York classrooms are dialing down distractions.Come this fall, all K-12 public schools in New York will implement ...

Governor Hochul announces New York’s full-day smartphone ban for K-12 schools starting fall 2025 to boost learning and mental ...

New York State's proposed budget includes a smartphone ban in schools, aiming to reduce screen time and enhance student ...

Cellphone bans in schools are all the rage. Recently, New York became the fourth state to embark on one, as part of a budget ...