School cell phone restrictions could become even tighter under a new bill with bipartisan support. This year, schools had to ...

A proposal in the Minnesota Senate aims to ban all phones on school grounds for K-8 students.

A Dominican man was sentenced Monday to nine years in prison after he pleaded guilty to a human smuggling operation that authorities say led to the deaths of 11 migrants.

Some lawmakers say cell phones are harming students' ability to concentrate and harming their overall mental health.

House Bill 1276, which advanced on a 9-0 vote, would require school boards to implement a policy prohibiting the use of cell phones and other electronic devices.

Two bills authored by state Rep. Chad Caldwell and dealing with education were passed out of committees Monday, Feb. 10, 2025 ...

The bill's author said he hopes the bill can help kids learn better by limiting distractions and lessening behavioral issues.

The push for restrictions on cellphone usage in schools has come from various studies and research, which has raised the ...

A group of Minnesota lawmakers is proposing a statewide ban on cellphones in public schools throughout the day for grades K-8 ...

A bill calling for state guidelines on cellphones in school that emerged as an early priority of state Senate Democrats has ...

The Minnesota Senate will discuss a bill on Monday that, if passed, would ban cell phones for students in elementary and ...

Todd Reid with the Virginia Department of Education said the new bell-to-bell cell phone ban is changing the culture in ...