The question is how maximize the significant potential of handheld devices while addressing educator concerns. This is one of education strategy not a legislative one.

With the new school year comes renewed debate over the use of cell phones in the classroom. Among New York parents of school-age children, 77-percent support barring cell phone use in schools during the day,

An enduring debate surrounds cellphones in schools, but are states right to ban them? Experts tell Newsweek the pros and cons.

At George Washington Carver/Bruce Street School, a K-8 school that also serves as a school for the deaf, school leaders have introduced a new policy banning cell phones on school property. The school also requires parents to sign a written agreement if they want their child to have a phone in school.

I have a 12-year-old who just started Junior High in the US (which covers grades 7 and 8), and her school has a phone-free campus policy. My other child is about to turn 9 and will be there soon. Both have expressed wanting a phone,

Mike Morath made the recommendation as concerns rise that phones are harmful to students’ mental health and distract them from learning.