As state leaders eye a cell phone ban in schools statewide, how are the Yondr pouches working at Brockton High.

The toolkit announced by AG Andrea Campbell outlines three policy frameworks with different levels of cell phone availability in schools.

California, Florida, Indiana, Louisiana, Minnesota, Ohio, South Carolina and Virginia — have enacted measures banning or restricting students’ use of cellphones in schools and Alabama could be next. Alabama State House Representative of District 57,

Gov. Sanders didn’t spend much time discussing K-12 education in her State of the State address, but she did mention banning cell phones in schools and making school breakfasts free with the help of m

A $252 billion New York budget plan by Gov. Kathy Hochul would ban student cell phones during school and hike school aid by at least 2% per district.

D.C. would ban smart phones in public schools under a new bill introduced Monday in the D.C. Council. Why it matters: With English and math test scores sagging, lawmakers hope removing access to personal devices will improve education outcomes.

The D.C. Council is proposing a total cellphone ban across all D.C. public schools. The legislation that would put the ban in place was introduced Monday afternoon at the D.C. Council meeting.

Lawmakers in Washington, D.C., are the latest to push for cellphones to be restricted in schools after several states have led the way on the trend. Eight states, including Florida and California, have passed laws that set up a ban on students from using cellphones in the classroom,

A new bill promoted by the attorney general would place a statewide ban on cellphone access for students during the school day. Attorney General Andrea Campbell sponsored a bill called the STUDY (Safe Technology Use and Distraction-free education for Youth) Act Jan.