Three Milwaukee area school districts implemented new cell phone policies for the 2024-25 school year, restricting student access during class. The districts have reported improved classroom behavior, ...

An inmate at Rikers Island died in his prison cell Saturday morning – marking the ninth reported prisoner death at the troubled New York City jail this year, officials said. Ardit Billa, 29, who was ...

The state Senate overwhelmingly passed a bill that would, under most circumstances, keep cell phones out of classrooms. Senators passed the bill on a 33-1 vote. The House of Delegates passed the bill ...

CARLISLE — In what it hopes will be an academics-first step, Carlisle Area School District will implement a classroom cell phone ban at Carlisle High School this year. The new policy — outlined to the ...

LACEY, Wash. — School districts could be forced to restrict cell phone use for students under bills introduced in Olympia. Senate Bill 5346 would require the Office of the Superintendent of Public ...

As students across the country head back to class, one thing won't be coming with many of them: their cell phones. This year more states than ever are banning students' devices during school hours. In ...