The largest study ever of school cell phone bans finds that they offer decidedly mixed results, with teachers reporting fewer distractions when students lock their phones away during the school day, but little evidence the bans quickly bring improved academic achievement or better behavior,

As New York State's first cell-phone-free school year nears its end, the results are in from a statewide survey of teachers.

Just hours after state lawmakers in the House passed a measure to ban cell phone usage in Pennsylvania's public schools, board members in the Cumberland Valley School District voted on a similar measure.

Illinois lawmakers approved Senate Bill 2427, requiring all school districts to adopt policies banning student cellphone use during class time, with limited exceptions for educational, medical,