Massachusetts Senate Democrats were preparing to advance legislation Tuesday that requires all public schools to implement a ...

The Massachusetts Senate is moving forward on a bill to ban cellphone use in all Massachusetts schools. The Joint Education ...

It might be too late for parents to dream about a screen-free summer for their kids, but the Massachusetts Senate is moving ...

The Massachusetts Senate is moving forward on a bill to ban cellphone use in all Massachusetts schools. WBZ-TV's Louisa Moller reports.

Beacon Hill Democrats largely cleared their plates this past month of major priorities that had shaped the early part of ...

The state Senate advanced a bill Tuesday night that would require public schools to restrict phone use. The Joint Education Committee redrafted legislation combining seven different Senate bills, ...

Supporters have argued the devices in school distract students and encourage heavy use of social media, contributing to a ...

The Massachusetts State Senate is gearing up for the next step in a growing debate over the benefits or harms that come with cellphones in K-12 classrooms.

Several criminal defendants have been released so far, as public defenders continue to decline cases in Massachusetts due to a pay dispute.

The bill proposes that all Massachusetts public school districts create and enforce "bell to bell" cell phone restriction policies. It next heads to the Senate Ways and Means committee.