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Which States Ban or Restrict Cellphones in Schools?

November 4, 2024

Most teachers want cellphone bans, survey finds

October 25, 2024

Portland Public Schools study finds students prefer ‘off and away’ phone policies

October 21, 2024

Most Americans support banning cellphones in classrooms, Pew survey says

October 15, 2024

What this high school senior wants adults to know about classroom phone bans

October 10, 2024

Cellphone Policy Catching on with Students, Parents

October 4, 2024

How can North Jersey parents limit their kids' screen time?

October 2, 2024

How a South Jersey school district is implementing a cell phone ban to ease classroom distractions

September 26, 2024

California schools must limit student smartphone use by 2026

September 23, 2024

'Educational' Screens In Classrooms Do More Harm Than Good | Opinion

September 18, 2024

Virginia adopts statewide 'bell-to-bell' cell phone ban in public schools

September 17, 2024

California Passes Phone-Free School Act

September 5, 2024

Away for a Day is making schools smartphone-free to improve grades and mental health

August 30, 2024

Why Schools Are Racing to Ban Student Phones

August 26, 2024

Jonathan Haidt - Why Cellphones and School Don't Mix

August 13, 2024

New Podcast talks about Cell Phones in Schools being Away For The Day

August 12, 2024

California School District Urges Parents to Have Their Kids Leave Phones at Home

3 Schools, 3 Principals, 3 Cell Phone Bans

Califonia governor calls for statewide ban on phones in schools

LAUSD Votes to Ban Smartphones in Schools

Why Smartphones Could be Banned in New York Schools

Scottsdale Schools Tell Students To Put Cell Phones “Away For The Day”

August 14, 2023

Travers City Area Public Schools Introduce Away For The Day Policies

Duluth Middle Schools Trial Away For The Day Policies

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