Half of American teenagers get 4 hours or more of daily screen time and are more likely to experience anxiety and depression, a report found.

New York students may no longer have cellphones with them from “bell to bell” under Gov. Hochul’s proposed ban, but public schools will still need to find a way to get messages from parents to kids as ...

Photo-sharing app Pinterest is backing state laws that restrict cellphone use in classrooms amid a political reckoning over ...

People don’t fully appreciate that hyper-real and hyper-immersive screen experiences can blur reality at key stages of development,” addiction psychologist Dr. Nicholas Kardaras ...

If school teachers and administrators are saying that student access to their cell phones during the school day is disruptive and distracting, and if they say kids are using their ...

A budget plan by New York Gov. Kathy Hochul includes a proposal to ban student use of cell phones during school.

Gov. Kathy Hochul dropped in on classes at Farnsworth Middle School in Guilderland on Wednesday. The lesson plan was to ...

Someone very wise once said that we all come from childhood - and many of our problems that we face in adulthood actually ...

Especially social media apps. "We need to understand the business behind social media; the more money they make, the longer you're online, and these programs are created to keep you on longer. So I ...

The goal of the proposal is to create a distraction-free learning experience, while fostering learning and creativity and ...

Since last week, more than 270 Scarborough residents have signed a petition that would ban cellphones across public schools in Scarborough.