LELAND, N.C. (WECT) - More than half of all teens spend at least seven hours a day on their phones, according to national surveys. It’s a trend some students at Leland Middle School are hoping to ...

The great cellphone purge in schools — something both sides of the aisle can agree on - IN FOCUS: Educators and state legislators across the nation are pushing to banish smartphones from the classroom ...

Committee co-chair Ilana Yergin-Doniger said it can be challenging for parents, administrators and staff to know how much screen time students are getting, because it varies from classroom to ...

In the university classroom, the sight of a laptop is ubiquitous. Educators at Pitt are currently wondering whether stricter ...

A phone holder hangs in a classroom at Delta High School, on Feb. 23, 2024, in Delta, Utah, at a rural school, where there is a strict policy requiring students to check their phones at the door when ...

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has proposed a statewide ban on cellphones in classrooms, an idea that is rapidly gaining traction nationally. Pritzker endorsed “screen-free schools” during his combined ...

LONDON, Dec. 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Nord Anglia Education, the leading international schools organisation, has unveiled new research demonstrating that simple, sensory-based, screen-free wellbeing ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Writer by day, Comic by night, who aims to inform, inspire, and amuse. As families enter Screen-Free Week (May 5–11), a growing ...

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