Students Using Phones in Class

Academics, phone Bans and Little Impact

Do Student Cellphone Bans Improve Academic Achievement?

Restricting student cellphone use during school hours doesn’t appear to lift academic achievement, improve student attention, or boost attendance, at least in the short term, according to the first br...

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Edsource: Cellphone Bans Have Little Impact On Academics Or Behavior, Study Finds

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Largest study ever weighs impacts of banning cellphones in schools

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School cellphone bans improve discipline over time, but academic impacts are limited, study says

Schools that required students to keep their cellphones in lockable pouches during the school day saw an uptick in suspension rates and a decrease in student well-being in the first year the cellphone...

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Ban on cell phones in schools produces mixed results, new study finds

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New study measures whether school cell phone bans actually work

AOL

New NC law bans students from using their phones in class. Is it working?

Many North Carolina students are still using their phones in class despite a new state law banning their use during instructional time, according to data presented Tuesday to state lawmakers. An ongoing study of middle school students conducted by UNC ...

Education Week

What Happens When Schools Restrict Cellphone Use

Ninety-five percent of educators say that their school or district has an official policy restricting students’ access to their cellphones during school hours, according to a new EdWeek Research Center survey. But how well are those policies addressing some of the common problems afflicting schools? Fairly well, according to educators.

Raleigh News & Observer

Tougher student cellphone rules approved for Wake schools. See what will change.

Jamaal Wellman places his phone in a caddy at the start of a seventh-grade social studies class at Rolesville Middle School on March 27, 2024. File photo. Wake schools are tightening their cell phone policies. Travis Long tlong@newsobserver.com AI ...

WFMY News2

A new law banned phones in class. Students say it’s not stopping them

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Cell phone bans in schools may not be working as intended according to new research out of the University of North Carolina. A state law required every school district to have a policy in place by January 1 limiting student phone use.

Government Technology

Pennsylvania Schools Take Differing Approaches to Phones in Class

(TNS) — As lawmakers debate banning cellphones in classrooms, schools across Northeast Pennsylvania take different approaches to phones in their buildings. Across the country, 35 states have laws or rules limiting cellphones and other electronic devices ...

AOL

These students opposed cellphone restrictions. They still see problems

Angeline Academy of Innovation students Kyandra Valle, Caitlin Sukpanichnant and Giavanna Romero in 2024 spent an hour trying to convince then-Pasco County superintendent Kurt Browning not to impose further restrictions on cell phone use in middle and high ...

Newsday

Kids are using phones in class, even when it's against the rules. Should schools ban them all day?

SAN FRANCISCO — In California, a high school teacher complains that students watch Netflix on their phones during class. In Maryland, a chemistry teacher says students use gambling apps to place bets during the school day. Around the country, educators ...

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Gov. Kemp signs bill banning cellphones in class for Georgia high school students into law

Starting next year, most Georgia high school students won't be able to use their cellphones during the school day.

As Mass. moves toward banning cellphones in schools, vocational students feel the pinch

Vocational students argue a cellphone is more than text and talk for them — it prepares them for the working world.