Starting in the 2025–2026 school year, New York will ban cell phones in all K-12 public, charter, and BOCES schools during ...

The Locust Valley School District implemented its own cell phone ban policy in 2023, and say it has fostered positive results ...

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) said a classroom phone ban set to be implemented this year will protect students’ education.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed the state's fiscal year 2026 budget into law, where she highlighted several initiatives ...

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul made a stop at Johnson City Middle School to outline the education investments in the 2026 budget.

The debate is a reminder that, often, what we think should be helpful and what actually is helpful can be two very different ...

My state, New York, is becoming the largest state in the nation to restrict cellphones in K-12 schools throughout the entire school day.

As of April, 21 states had enacted laws limiting student use of cellphones in classrooms, according to Ballotpedia.

Every student in the state of New York starting in September, will have the opportunity of having a distraction-free school ...

When the new school year starts in September, students in New York State’s public schools will be prohibited from accessing ...

New York Governor Kathy Hochul Friday signed the FY 2026 state budget into law, more than a month past the deadline.

Governor Kathy Hochul has put her signature on a New York state budget. The $254 billion spending plan that comes more than a ...