Gov. Kathy Hochul dropped in on classes at Farnsworth Middle School in Guilderland on Wednesday. The lesson plan was to ...

New York students may no longer have cellphones with them from “bell to bell” under Gov. Hochul’s proposed ban, but public schools will still need to find a way to get messages from parents to kids as ...

An emergency alert went to cellphones in Halifax and to social media on Wednesday afternoon announcing an evacuation of the ...

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is in Switzerland to speak on two panels at the World Economic Forum this week.

Proposed legislation would ban phones, tablets, smartwatches and any other Internet-connected devices from school grounds during the day, from bell to bell, including both instructional and ...

The statewide policy would 'make classrooms distraction-free so our children can focus on the things that matter.' ...

The defendants allegedly identified victims who were drunk and then offered them tainted narcotics or marijuana at a bar.

Cellphones will no longer be allowed in New York schools if Gov. Kathy Hochul gets her way. The New York governor announced on Tuesday a proposal to ban smartphones from hallways, ...

New York could soon join other states that limit cellphones in schools as Gov. Kathy Hochul is expected Wednesday to lay out a proposal to restrict phone use for the school day. If approved, the ban ...

Hochul wants schools to ban smartphones and other internet-enabled devices before the next school year. Lawmakers are open to ...

The legislation would ban cellphones and other devices that can access the internet throughout the school day.

The bill mandates that state school districts adopt policies to limit cellphone use in classrooms, which teachers say is a major learning distraction.