EAST GREENBUSH, N.Y. (NEWS10) — The East Greenbush Central School District has shared its distraction free classroom policy for the upcoming school year. It’s part of the state’s new mandate that bans ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro endorsed efforts to limit distractions in the classroom this week by calling on the General Assembly to get a bill to his desk that limits the use of ...

Mountain Home High School will implement a new cell phone and personal electronic device policy starting with the 2026–2027 school year, aiming to reduce classr ...

Creating a distraction-free learning environment is critical for good mental health and academic success. Educators agree cellphones frequently distract students with social media, notifications and ...

Bell-to-bell cellphone bans are spreading rapidly, rising from 60% to 74% of schools in just one year, according to a new national survey. Teachers report students are talking more face-to-face and ...

For years, teachers have complained about the same classroom distractions: bulky water bottles that clang to the floor and cell phones that quietly hijack attention behind glowing screens. But in 2025 ...

LATHAM, N.Y. (NEWS10) — Capital Region school districts took part in a round table discussion with Gov. Kathy Hochul on Monday to discuss the upcoming statewide distraction-free classroom policy. The ...

This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. (CHALKBEAT INDIANA) — Since Indiana's school cellphone ban went into effect in 2024, classroom ...

The saboteur in today’s classroom is a familiar device: the screen. Back-to-back coverage in The New York Times has brought the classroom crisis into the public eye: The first on Nov. 12 discussed a ...