Starting this fall, New York will require all public schools—from kindergarten through 12th grade—to ban smartphone use ...

When the new school year starts in September, students in New York State’s public schools will be prohibited from accessing ...

A new Siena College poll found Gov. Kathy Hochul and Rep. Elise Stefanik would likely win their respective gubernatorial ...

The ban exempts students who need smartphones for health care purposes, translation apps or a disability, as well as those ...

Johnson City Middle School and several other schools in the area already have similar phone-use restrictions. Hochul said the ...

The Locust Valley School District implemented its own cell phone ban policy in 2023, and say it has fostered positive results ...

Cuomo succeeded in making Albany “work” again by delivering timely budgets. Hochul reversed course, sacrificing the statutory ...

TO BE CONTINUED: Gov. Kathy Hochul’s big-spending, $254 billion budget is extending her considerable power over New York’s finances — granting her authority to make mid-year cuts if the economy sours.

Gov. Kathleen C. Hochul is holding steady with her middle-of-the-road poll numbers, while Rep. Elise M. Stefanik, ...

As of April, 21 states had enacted laws limiting student use of cellphones in classrooms, according to Ballotpedia.