The state’s new cell phone ban law requires schools to adopt comprehensive policies by August 1. New York school cellphone ...

The new website includes a policy FAQ, toolkit and examples that school districts can use to design their own policies to ...

Website highlights Gov. Hochul's ambitious steps for distraction-free schools, including a smartphone ban and $13.5M in funds ...

New York's bell-to-bell cellphone ban begins this fall. Here's how it affects students, schools, and communication with ...

A bell-to-bell smartphone ban in schools statewide is part of the New York state budget deal, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Tuesday. That makes New York the largest state in the country with a ...

School is out for thousands of New York students, but school districts have a big assignment on their plates this summer.

NY Governor Hochul announces a smartphone ban policy for schools, set to start in the 2025-26 year, with a focus on reducing ...

Public schools have until Aug. 1 to publish their plans on how to enforce New York State's restrictions on smartphones in the classroom.

New York will become the nation’s largest state to bar smartphones and other internet-enabled devices for the entire school ...

The growing resistance to phones on school grounds has been burgeoning since one state enacted new laws in elementary and middle schools in 2023.