The UNESCO Global Education Monitoring team reports a rise in school phone bans, aiming to combat classroom distractions and cyberbullying. Data shows a negative impact on teen girls' body image due ...

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 ...

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 ...

A wave of validation swept over me when I read the many emails from teachers and parents who responded to my column about how overuse of screens in classrooms is hurting education. Even though plenty ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A majority of students across the nation will go to schools this fall where their cellphone use is restricted or banned. Florida ...

The debate intensifies over whether phones are a necessary safety tool or a classroom distraction. As some Michigan school districts implement policies - and other states adopt laws with outright cell ...

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 ...

DECATUR, Ga. — The City Schools of Decatur Board of Education will consider adopting a new policy that would prohibit students in kindergarten through eighth grade from using personal electronic ...

MEGGETT, S.C. (WCSC) - One Charleston County teacher wants to use flexible seating options to increase her students’ focus and limit distractions during crucial lessons. Chloie Janaro teaches first ...

LSU Is on Hook for Kiffin’s Ole Home. But What Did It Really Cost Him? Young, undocumented immigrants are finding it increasingly hard to attend college as South Carolina and other states restrict ...