Legislation filed Wednesday would bar North Carolina public school students from using cellphones at schools during instructional time. Senate Bill 55 requires school boards and charter schools to ...

As soon as a lecture begins, instead of hearing what we need to know for the class, the sound of loud typing fills the room. We have all been in that scenario, whether it be in a meeting or in class.

When my son was in ninth grade, at a well-regarded DC public school, he spent his days guzzling entertainment. We did not send him to school with a phone—it was too distracting—but the school district ...

Temple University biology professor Jody Hey teaches a class with no laptops or iPhones allowed. Students must take notes by hand. (TNS) — Biology professor Jody Hey was lecturing on human evolution ...

(TNS) — Parents texting or calling their kids during class is a major source of frustration for many teachers. But that's not the only way that parents are using technology to insert themselves into ...

As the new school year starts, a wave of new laws that aim to curb distracted learning is taking effect in Indiana, Louisiana and other states. By Natasha Singer ...

The vast majority of school districts in the United States now provide school-issued laptops and tablets to students. But many educators now say the devices have become major classroom distractions.