The charge against cell phones in U.S. schools is growing, with numerous states bringing in restrictions on children having devices on them during education hours. Proponents of tighter cell ...

Students returning to Texas schools will have to learn to do without their cell phones. State lawmakers banned them from classrooms to reduce distractions and hopefully improve student focus and ...

Across the United States, more schools are implementing policies restricting cell phones as concerns about digital distraction, mental health and academic performance rise. The scale of the issue is ...

Kids may no longer be allowed to whip out cellphones to type essays, operate calculators, make videos or text their parents from school starting this school year in some parts of the U.S. These ...

Corrected: An earlier version of this story misspelled a location. The correct spelling is Douglas County, Colo. Many educators will tell you that cellphones are a source of serious academic, mental ...

More than a decade ago, I attended a workshop about technology tools in schools. I listened, already converted, as speakers discussed how new technology would transform classrooms. One memorable ...

Since readjusting its cell phone policy to include the use of Yondr pouches at Alton School District’s high school and middle school, Superintendent Elaine Kane has noticed an improvement in student ...

You likely have never heard of Babel Street or Location X, but chances are good that they know a lot about you and anyone else you know who keeps a phone nearby around the clock. Reston, ...

Networked cell phones running special software may make a cheap and easy-to-deploy counter to sophisticated Russian electronic-warfare tactics, according to an American company working to develop such ...