TRENTON, N.J. -- New Jersey is set to become the latest state to ban cellphone use during school hours. Both the state Senate and General Assembly voted to pass the bill on Monday. Under the bill, the ...

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SANTIAGO, Chile — Chile has passed a bill outlawing the use of mobile phones and other smart devices during classes at elementary and middle schools. “We are advancing a cultural change for children ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Artificial intelligence is appearing in more areas of daily life, but understanding what it is and how to use it can have a learning curve. That’s one reason Nashville Public ...

A Rhode Island resident has filed a class action lawsuit against the pet supply company Chewy. The lawsuit alleges Chewy overcharged sales tax for customers in its Autoship program. Customers who used ...

Teachers often must compete with smartphones for students’ attention. It’s a problem that new data shows most Washington school districts are seeking to solve with restrictions on smart devices and ...

The Anchorage School District main office. Anchorage School District students can no longer use cellphones during class, under a new district policy. The new policy requires that students’ cellphones ...

As the new school year approaches and lawmakers across the country decide whether to enact cellphone bans in schools, Americans’ support for such bans is inching up. Today, 74% of U.S. adults say they ...

SAN ANTONIO — On Sunday, Gov. Greg Abbott signed House Bill 1481 into law. The legislation bans cell phones and other personal communication devices in classrooms, beginning next school year. But one ...