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Phones will have to be stored while students are in school. And that doesn’t mean they can be placed in backpacks.
Hochul and Clinton speak to Mashable about New York's school phone ban, which is being partially designed by students ...
The Panel for Educational Policy voted 14-1 to amend the local regulation, which also applies to “unauthorized” tablets and ...
As NYC approves its school cellphone policy, students will help shape digital wellness policies across the state.
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — New York City now has a comprehensive policy to prohibit cellphones and other internet-enabled devices ...
The state has mandated the ban but isn't saying how it should work at each school. Districts have to come up with plans by ...
The state has mandated the ban but isn't saying how it should work at each school. Districts have to come up with plans by Aug. 1.
The policy, enacted in response to Gov. Kathy Hochul’s push take phones and other electronic devices out of students’ hands ...
New York state has established a youth-driven council to provide perspectives on distraction-free schools as the state prepares for a ban on cellphones in classrooms starting with the 2025-2026 academ ...
Personal, internet enabled devices, like smartphones and smartwatches, will not be allowed in classrooms starting in the fall. CBS News New York's Christina Fan has the details.
The head of the American Federation of Teachers discusses political and technological challenges for teachers.
A changing of the guard might have taken place on Mineola’s school board, but its new leaders say the five-person team is so ...