Let's explore whether cell phones are really a barrier to learning, or if it's time to reconsider their role in education.

The Burnsville-Eagan-Savage District 191 Board of Education has approved a new policy designed to create a more focused and distraction-free learning environment.

Banning student use of cell phones from schools isn't the right answer. Following sensible rules to govern their use is.

Despite a rise in cellphone bans and restrictive policies, a recent study in JAMA Pediatrics found that students still spend between 1.5 and 2 hours per day on their phones during school hours, ...

A new Ohio law requires school districts to ban cell phone use for students. But what are local policies for teachers?

WYLIE, Texas — If students at Wylie High School don't comply with a new state law about the use, or more accurately, the lack of use, of their cell phones and other communication devices, they will be ...

Claremore's state senator said she wants to know how elementary school teachers across the state are using technology in the classroom. Sen. Ally Seifried, R-Claremore, will hold a joint interim study ...

A school in Santiago, Chile, has launched a program that blocks smartphones, helping teens reconnect with the real world ...

New Hampshire is poised to ban cell phones in public schools after Gov. Kelly Ayotte applauded the passage of a bill to do so on June 5. SB 206 requires schools to adopt policies that prohibit ...