More states crack down on phones in school

More lawmakers across the country are cracking down on student cellphone use as a new study finds mixed results about the ...
Santa Cruz Sentinel

Meet DeLaveaga Elementary’s It Takes a Village initiative: Envisioning phone-free schools, childhood

A group of parents at DeLaveaga Elementary School are leading an initiative to decrease smartphone usage for kids at school ...

Illinois cell phone ban for public schools passes; lawmakers send it to Pritzker for signature

Could banning cell phones make Illinois classrooms better places to learn? State lawmakers are betting on it, sending a bill ...

‘Bell to Bell, No Cell’: Governor Stitt signs legislation for phone-free Oklahoma schools

Governor Kevin Stitt has signed legislation creating a permanent, statewide ‘Bell to Bell, No Cell’ policy that requires ...

One Man’s Solution to Rising Fuel Prices Is Retrofitting a Pink Barbie Van (Exclusive)

One Georgia resident isn't letting rising fuel prices stop him from getting around town — even if it means driving in a pink ...
Newsweek

Why School Phone Bans Aren’t About Kids

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. When Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed classroom phone ...
Business Wire

Ooma Launches MyPhone, a Modern Landline for Kids as Parents Delay Smartphones

SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ooma, Inc. (NYSE: OOMA), a smart communications platform for businesses and consumers, today announced the launch of MyPhone TM, a modern landline designed ...
USA Today

See the iconic Barbie stamps USPS is releasing this summer

Stamps will don a new, never-before-seen shade: Barbie Pink. The U.S. Postal Service has collaborated with Mattel Inc. to release a set of Barbie stamps "featuring Barbie dolls through the years, ...
The New York Times

Parents Are Lining Up to Pay $100 for Tin Can’s Screenless, App-Free “Landline”

We independently review everything we recommend. When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. Learn more› By Alison Rochford I grew up hogging our home phone line, talking for hours with ...
Business Insider

When my kids got their first phones at 10, I made them sign a physical contract. They're teenagers now, and it's still binding.

When my oldest daughter turned 10, many of her friends were already getting phones. At the time, I was working as a middle school teacher, and I had a front-row seat to what constant screen time was ...
WCVB Channel 5 Boston

Massachusetts House passes bill to ban cell phones in schools, limit social media for kids

LIVE IN WALTHAM. EMILY MAHER. WCVB. NEWSCENTER 5. EMILY. THANK YOU FOR THAT. ALSO NEW TONIGHT, THE MASSACHUSETTS HOUSE PASSING A BILL TO KEEP CELL PHONES OUT OF SCHOOL AND KIDS OFF SOCIAL MEDIA. BUT ...
Gizmodo

Polaroid’s New Hi-Print for Phone Photos Doubles as a Freestanding Frame

Polaroid is once again asking whether you’d want all your smartphone photos to take on that glossy, over-exposed look of old-school instant cameras. The sequel to the 2022 Hi-Print costs $20 more than ...