Colorado attorney general announces $50,000 grants so schools can cut student cell phone use
Colorado school districts will soon be able to apply for grants of up to $50,000 to help their students reduce cell phone use ...
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State releases final guidance for banning cell phones in public schools
The guidelines issues Tuesday by the Virginia Department of Education must be in place in all public schools by Jan. 1 of ...
Virginia’s new cell phone-free classroom rules: What students and parents need to know
On July 9, Gov. Glenn Youngkin issued Executive Order 33 requiring cell phone-free education in all schools in the ...
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Community reacts to VDOE’s cell-phone free policy: ‘We want to make sure our kids are safe’
She said she wasn’t sure about a school cell phone ban, especially given the rise in violence in schools across the country. ...
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Legislation Introduced To Create A Cell Phone-Free Environment in Virginia Schools
Senate Majority Leader Scott Surovell announced that the members of the Senate Democratic Workgroup on School Mobile Phone Policy have introduced legislation to enhance distraction-free learning ...
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VDOE releases cell phone-free education guidelines
The guidelines define cell-phone free education as “bell-to-bell” – meaning phones should be turned off and stored away the ...
Gov. Stitt launches Oklahoma Phone-Free School Challenge to curb distractions
Gov. Kevin Stitt issued the Oklahoma Phone-Free School Challenge to manage cell phone use in schools.This challenge invites ...
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VDOE's final guidance on cellphone-free education stricter than numerous local policies
The VDOE released its final guidance for cellphone-free education in the state’s K-12 public schools on Tuesday. That came in ...
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‘Bell-to-bell’: Virginia DOE releases final draft of Cell Phone-Free Education guidance
In response to Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s Executive Order 33, the VDOE releases final Cell Phone-Free Education guidance.
Virginia Department of Education releases final cell phone-free school guidelines
The Virginia Department of Education announced on Tuesday that it has published its final cell phone-free education ...
Some hiccups emerge with school cell phone bans
In all, seven states have banned or restricted cellphone use in schools, according to a review this month from the Kaiser Family Foundation. Fourteen have introduced bills doing the same, and six more ...
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Penn study: 'Gamified' program can reduce phone use while driving
Changing human behavior around phone use can be hard, but Penn researchers found that competition, rewards and regular ...