cell phones

Summary

With the state of Michigan enacting a cellphone ban this fall that restricts students from using their phones during instructional time, lawmakers have left it up to school districts to create their own policies on how to enforce this ban. A team of ...

A popular device for restricting cell phone use in middle and high schools is effective at achieving that aim, leading to short-term disruption but ultimately positive effects on student well-being, new research finds. The U.S. study conducted by Bri...

On April 10, the University of Michigan's Youth Policy Lab (YPL) convened a National School Cell Phone Policy Conference, inviting researchers, practitioners, and policymakers from Michigan and beyond to compare notes on a rapidly changing school pol...