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

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul says a $254 billion state budget deal has been reached, including a "bell-to-bell" school cellphone ban. The governor's budget is nearly a month late, but it has most of ...

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

School districts need to develop policies now and communicate them clearly to parents and students, especially regarding ...

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

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

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 ...

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.