A new study has revealed just how much time kids spend on their phones during the school day, and it lends some credence to Gov. Kathy Hochul's call for a cellphone ban​.

Cutting down on kids' screen time is popular among many Long Island educators and parents. But some said the state should let school districts set their own policies.

A subcommittee meeting was held Wednesday to discuss a ban on cellphones in Iowa schools.Governor Kim Reynolds has said they are a distraction for students, and

A major priority for Oklahoma lawmakers and the governor was the first item on the House Common Education Committee’s agenda Wednesday. In its first meeting of 2025, the committee voted 11-2 to pass House Bill 1276 with bipartisan support.

Alabama lawmakers are considering a cell phones' place in the classroom in the upcoming 2025 legislative session, and while some believe they should be banned all together, one Wiregrass educator said it should be handled at a local level.

Not having a policy on devices in schools is already a policy for the state of Utah, said South Jordan Republican Sen. Lincoln Fillmore. He’s proposing something radically different — a universal cellphone ban in Utah public schools.

The intent of the bill is to implement cellphone restrictions in all of Nebraska's K-12 schools. However, Attorney General Mike Hilgers, who collaborated on the bill, said that the current language is overly broad and is in need of amendments to specify the policy.

Cell phone usage could be curtailed in public classrooms in New Hampshire under a bill that went before the Senate Education Committee Tuesday.

A bill that would ban cell phones from classrooms all over the state has won support from the Senate Education Committee.

An Oklahoma House Committee passed a bill called the "Bell to Bell, No Cell" bill that's aimed at keeping cellphones out of classrooms, except under specific circumstances.