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 ...

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

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 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 ...

School districts need to develop policies now and communicate them clearly to parents and students, especially regarding ...

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

New York will become the largest state in the country to require a bell-to-bell cellphone ban in schools, Gov. Kathy Hochul ...

Universal school meals, a bell-to-bell cell phone ban, and an increase in funding for career and technical education are all a part of the new state budget.  Melinda ...