The New Republic on MSN11d
Are Cell Phones Really Destroying Kids’ Mental Health?
How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness has set off alarms and panic from local school ...
40/29 TV Ft Smith-Fayetteville on MSN1d
NWA parents and teachers discuss phones in classrooms
Parents who spoke with 40/29 on Sunday have mixed feelings about the potential phone ban. “When I was growing up, we didn't ...
Close Up: School officials say cell phone ban is working; lawmakers want restrictions statewide
On this week's episode of Close Up, we take a deep look into cell phone use in Iowa schools and how successful bans and other ...
Could North Carolina restrict phones in schools? Lawmakers plan to push new proposals
In 2023, a pair of North Carolina senators introduced a bill that would have required the state to study cell phone policies ...
Is your kid addicted to their cell phone? Don't blame them
"Open, honest communication. That is the most important thing," she said. She advises setting an example with your own cell phone, and how much time you're glued to the phone over your kids. "We need ...
Colorado Public Radio7d
A bill requiring schools to have cell phone policies aims to boost classroom learning
The bipartisan legislative proposal isn’t mandating a statewide ban of phones in classrooms. Instead, it would require ...
Bill incentivizing New Mexico schools to lock up student cell phones moves forward
Some lawmakers say it’s time to get New Mexico school kids to lock up their cell phones during class. Now, a bill to help ...
‘I’m just really concerned’: Mass. moves to ban cellphones in schools amid social media harm to kids
A group of Massachusetts state lawmakers and Attorney General Andrea Campbell have filed bills that would place restrictions ...
Cell phone ban in NY schools? Hochul wants it done under $252B budget plan
A $252 billion New York budget plan by Gov. Kathy Hochul would ban student cell phones during school and hike school aid by ...