Governor Kathy Hochul is pressing forward with a sweeping new law that will ban student smartphone use throughout the entire ...

Earlier in July, Governor Kathy Hochul highlighted growing momentum for New York’s implementation of distraction-free schools ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul visited North Syracuse to talk about the upcoming implementation of bell-to-bell smartphone restrictions, ...

School districts in New York State have two weeks to finalize their new phone policies as a new law prohibits students from ...

New York City Public Schools are gearing up for the implementation this fall of a classroom cell phone ban that will prohibit ...

Phones will have to be stored while students are in school. And that doesn’t mean they can be placed in backpacks.

Nearly 150 school districts statewide have already submitted their plans for bell-to-bell smartphone restrictions — well in advance of the state’s Aug. 1 deadline. This wave of early submissions came ...

Governor Hochul discusses bell-to-bell smartphone restrictions with NYSUT and some school districts in New York state.

When New York State implemented a 'bell-to-bell' cell phone ban, Gov. Kathy Hochul celebrated the legislation that she argues was long overdue.

Governor Kathy Hochul on Friday highlighted growing momentum for New York’s implementation of distraction-free schools this ...

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is highlighting her plans to implement smartphone restrictions across public schools.

ALBANY, N.Y. — The state has created a website to help school districts navigate the new restrictions banning smartphones during class time. The ban is part of New York Governor Kathy Hochul's ...