Gov. Stitt issued an executive order creating the “Oklahoma Phone-Free Schools Challenge” to encourage schools to limit student cellphone use.

Portland, Oregon, and South Carolina might not have much in common. But both have taken a crucial step to protect students: banning smartphone use in public schools. After more than a decade of ...

At Belleville High School in New Jersey, a student tried the "Chromebook Challenge" out of curiosity, leading to a Chromebook lithium-ion battery to swell up and start smoking inside a classroom ...

We explore some of the tech challenges faced by educators. By Natasha Singer I cover technology in schools. As the new school year begins, school districts across the United States are cracking ...

A new social media challenge has students causing their school-issued Chromebooks to start smoking and even catch fire, causing schools to evacuate in some cases. To take part in the challenge ...

The Republican governor issued an executive order on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, creating the “Oklahoma Phone-Free Schools Challenge” to encourage schools to limit student cellphone use through ...

Students often use it to create a reason for the class to have to evacuate, meaning they miss school, or to get attention online. File photo of Chromebooks at Newfield Elementary School in ...

In his letter to the community, District 21 Superintendent Michael Connolly asks parents to monitor their children’s social media use and remind them that their school device isn’t a toy.

The bill would require OSPI to create a summary of policies and procedures adopted by schools in the state and other states to limit student cellphone use by Dec. 15. Payne said OSPI is already ...

School officials across Central New York are raising concerns about a new bell-to-bell cell phone ban set to take effect in August. Districts are grappling with how to allocate a portion of the ...