Whether it’s texting in class or scrolling through social media, cell phones have become a classroom distraction.

Iowa students will be required to put away their cellphones in the classroom as a bill restricting their use in schools is ...

As cellphone bans in schools are gaining steam in dozens of states, one lawmaker is taking it to the federal level by ...

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine hosted a press conference today in support of legislation that would ban the use of cell phones in ...

Iowa House lawmakers approved a Senate-added amendment to the bill Tuesday, advancing to Gov. Kim Reynolds' desk. She proposed the legislation during her Condition of the State address.

Pew Research Center survey revealed 72% of high school teachers reported cellphones distracting students as being a major ...

The Elgin Courier - serves Elgin, Texas, and wider Bastrop County. Founded by Miles Hill, the paper has been published weekly ...

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A bill that would limit cellphone use in Iowa schools is heading to the governor's desk to be signed into law.

An Oklahoma House bill that would prohibit the use of cellphones by students during the school day moved forward in the state Senate on Tuesday.