It came as little surprise to me that my seven-year-old granddaughter now has her own phone – and it’s simple for her to operate to boot. Like many kids her age, she long ago mastered how to use the ...

The debate over whether phones belong in schools has raged for more than a decade. A 2015 study found that test scores rose ...

Kara Alaimo is a professor of communication at Fairleigh Dickinson University. Her book “Over the Influence: Why Social Media Is Toxic for Women and Girls — And How We Can Take It Back” was published ...

STATEHOUSE–Testimony was heard Wednesday at the Statehouse on a bill that would ban kids from using cell phones in schools altogether. If it ends up passing, it would mandate that kids either leave ...

As parents, we know how quickly kids pick up technology—faster than we can say “Who downloaded this?” Many apps look harmless or even educational, but behind the trending dances, funny filters, and ...

Walk into nearly any American school this fall and you’ll see a striking trend: phones are gone. Locked pouches. Classroom baskets. Outright bans. Three out of four U.S. public schools now prohibit ...

How New York schools are adapting to a new phone ban and a look at Lt. Gov. Delgado’s daily work. We explore how New York’s new bell-to-bell cell phone ban is changing classrooms across the state.