Most states now have, or are considering, bans of cellphones in public schools. For a generation that grew up with ...

A student uses their cell phone after unlocking the pouch that secures it from use during the school day at Bayside Academy in San Mateo, Calif. on Aug. 16, 2024. Senior Correspondent Russia ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (WHAT THE TECH?) — In Greystones, Ireland, kids get their first smartphones when they are 13 years old and are about to enter what we would say is seventh grade. Can parents tell a ...

Jonathan Haidt is the godfather of the low-tech parenting rebellion. Now he’s concerned about a new threat lurking.

USA TODAY Shopping offers tips on communication devices for kids and teens, including phones, smartwatches, tracking devices and walkie-talkies. Recommendations consider different age groups and needs ...

This article was featured in the One Story to Read Today newsletter. Sign up for it here. One common explanation for why children spend so much of their free time on screens goes like this: ...

Zach Mangino, a rising senior at Wilton High School in Connecticut, spent most of the last school year undistracted by text alerts and TikTok videos, thanks to the town’s Board of Education decision ...

New Jersey is offering money to local school districts that agree to tighten restrictions on cellphone use by students in class. The state Department of Education will award grants to districts that ...

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