Public Education

‘Rethinking school time’ means limited screens for Los Angeles students starting next year

For all its Tinseltown traditions, Los Angeles is setting remarkably firm boundaries over technology in public-school classrooms. The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) approved a board resolution April 21, which mandated grade-level screen time limits starting in… Read More

Public Education

Maine schools prepare for new ‘bell-to-bell’ cellphone ban

Maine has joined the growing list of states to prohibit cellphone use entirely for public-school students, requiring all schools to comply by Aug. 1. “The new policy is a ‘bell-to-bell’ policy, meaning… Read More

Public Education

Pittsburgh bans all student cellphone use throughout school day in policy change

Before Dec. 17, more than three-fourths of 56 Pittsburgh Public Schools had set their own regulations regarding student cellphones. The most recent school board meeting… Read More

Government

New Hampshire’s Republican governor announces plan to ban cell phones in schools

(Daily Callers News Foundation) – Republican New Hampshire Gov. Kelly Ayotte announced Thursday that she plans to ban cell phones from schools. She stated her intention in her inaugural address… Read More