New York lawmakers should open up their pockets if students must take their cellphones out of theirs, Schools Chancellor Melissa Aviles-Ramos said Wednesday. At an annual hearing on the state education budget,

As Gov. Kathy Hochul proposes a statewide ban on the use of cellphones in schools, New York’s top education official believes a one-size-fits-all approach may be unworkable. School districts should be able to engage with parents,

Gov. Phil Murphy is calling for New Jersey schools to ban cellphones in classrooms. But many districts already have policies in place cracking down on phone use to varying degrees. Some of New Jersey’s approximately 600 school districts have been revisiting and toughening longtime cellphone policies in recent months amid rising awareness of problems,