The state’s new cell phone ban law requires schools to adopt comprehensive policies by August 1. New York school cellphone ...

The new website includes a policy FAQ, toolkit and examples that school districts can use to design their own policies to ...

Website highlights Gov. Hochul's ambitious steps for distraction-free schools, including a smartphone ban and $13.5M in funds ...

New York will require schools statewide to ban smartphone use during school hours, joining a national movement aimed at preventing compulsive social media use and distractions that interfere with ...

A bell-to-bell smartphone ban in schools statewide is part of the New York state budget deal, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Tuesday. That makes New York the largest state in the country with a ...

A new state law bans elementary and middle school students from using cell phones at school. High school students have limits on use as well.

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

New York will become the nation’s largest state to bar smartphones and other internet-enabled devices for the entire school ...

Your kid’s iPhone might soon get schooled. Starting this fall, New York will require all public schools—from kindergarten through 12th grade—to ban smartphone use during the school day under ...

NEW YORK — New York is set to become the largest state in the country to ban cellphones in schools.The state budget for next year will allocate more than $13 million for schools across New York ...

New York will become the largest state in the U.S. to require a “bell-to-bell” cell phone ban in K-12 schools, Governor Kathy Hochul announced Tuesday.

The smartphone ban is coming to New York’s schools next fall, but there are exceptions that raise new questions for educators implementing the transformative policy. The new “bell-to-bell ...