A bell-to-bell school smartphone ban in schools statewide is part of the New York state budget deal, Gov. Kathy Hochul ...

When the new school year starts in September, students in New York State’s public schools will be prohibited from accessing ...

The Locust Valley School District implemented its own cell phone ban policy in 2023, and say it has fostered positive results ...

Under the policy, school districts across the state will have until this summer to craft their implementation plans and must ...

New York's school cell phone ban requires students to put away their devices for the entire school day, including during ...

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed the state's fiscal year 2026 budget into law, where she highlighted several initiatives ...

New York classrooms are dialing down distractions.Come this fall, all K-12 public schools in New York will implement ...

Governor Kathy Hochul once again touting her "bell-to-bell" cell phone ban which is included in the Fiscal Year 2026 Budget ...

The recent $254 billion New York State budget, announced on Monday, April 28, includes an initiative to ban cell phone use in ...

New York State's proposed budget includes a smartphone ban in schools, aiming to reduce screen time and enhance student ...

Cellphone bans in schools are all the rage. Recently, New York became the fourth state to embark on one, as part of a budget ...

As of April, 21 states had enacted laws limiting student use of cellphones in classrooms, according to Ballotpedia.