NYC schools chancellor wants more money to enforce state cell phone ban — but about half of schools already have them
Testifying before state lawmakers Wednesday, New York City Schools Chancellor Melissa Aviles-Ramos is complaining that the $13.5 million in the Governor’s proposed budget to help schools implement
Local control over school cellphone ban 'extremely important,' NYSED says
The legislation Hochul is proposing is both direct and vague: It requires school districts to implement a school-wide, full-day ban on cell phones but gives them control over how to do it.
Cell phone ban in NY schools? Hochul wants it done under $252B budget plan
A $252 billion New York budget plan by Gov. Kathy Hochul would ban student cell phones during school and hike school aid by at least 2% per district.
New group launches push for cell phone ban in NY schools: ‘Our kids’ well-being has collapsed’
Smartphone use in our schools has supercharged in-school violence and bullying, created an educational environment full of distraction, and isolated our children from each other,” said Raj
New York State considers school cellphone ban
"As a result of these conversations, I am announcing today a proposal that will transform our classrooms," New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said.
Proposed legislation aims to ban cell phone use in Maryland schools
A proposed bill aims to ban cell phone use in Maryland schools. House Bill 192 would prohibit students from using a cell phone during school hours except for specific circumstances. Under the proposed bill,
DC Council proposes bill to ban cell phones in district's public schools
The Washington, D.C., Council is considering a total cellphone ban in the district's public schools to limit distractions in the classroom and force students to socialize.
NYC schools chancellor backs cellphone ban, but says plan needs more funding
New York lawmakers should open up their pockets if students must take their cellphones out of theirs, Schools Chancellor Melissa Aviles-Ramos said Wednesday. At an annual hearing on the state education budget,
State House lawmakers pass cell phone bill, but don't ban them in schools
President Trump’s pick to head the Transportation Department, after the White House budget office issued a memo Monday evening pausing large swaths of federal funding, which Democrats warned would plunge the nation in chaos.
Buffalo Schools wants money for proposed cellphone ban, seeks pause on new charter schools
Buffalo Public Schools has asked the state for more funding and fewer charter schools. The district asked for enough money from Albany to adjust to Gov. Kathy Hochul's proposed ban on cellphones, dual high school and college enrollment programs.
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New York teacher’s union holding statewide conferences on cell phone ban
NYSUT is hostsing "Disconnected" conferences across the state throughout February to address cellphones and social media in ...
New York schools could ban cellphones soon. Here's why Gov. Kathy Hochul changed her mind.
NEW YORK -- New York Gov. Kathy Hochul revealed she is planning to call for a statewide ban on cellphones in schools next ...
Hochul student cell phone ban would require N.Y. students to give up devices from ‘bell to bell’
Hochul wants to allocate $13.5 million in New York’s state budget to curb the use of cellphones in public schools, the ...
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New York schools may implement cellphone ban
Eight other states have enforced a cellphone ban at schools. Cellphones will no longer be allowed in New York schools ...