Gov. Kathy Hochul met with the USA TODAY Network New York Editorial Board to discuss the new state budget, congestion pricing ...

Writing as New York’s “first Mom Governor,” Hochul described the harmful impact of constant smartphone use on young people — ...

School districts in New York are working to implement the state’s cellphone ban policy by August 1st.

Under a new law going into effect July 1, cell phone use is heavily restricted in Florida schools. Here's where and when they ...

A full school year after cell phones were banned, parents and teachers at Robert Eagle Staff Middle School are thrilled with ...

The school year is in its final month, but come September, there is a big change coming for students. That is when New York ...

The Locust Valley Central School District is gearing up to implement Gov. Kathy Hochul’s “bell-to-bell” smartphone ban.

The smartphone ban ... phones — which the rules call “non-internet enabled phones” — during class hours. As a result, some educators and parents wonder if the policy will create a new ...

Some school leaders worry about the short timeframe to implement the ban, and how districts will address exemptions for ...

We need to get our kids back into real life. Let's get back to that time when we weren’t all sitting indoors, held captive to our phones.

CENTRAL SQUARE, N.Y. — School officials across Central New York are raising concerns about a new bell-to-bell cell phone ban set to take effect in August. Districts are grappling with how to ...