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Illinois Enacts Statewide Bell-to-Bell Phone Ban as Nationwide Restrictions Grow

The law marks a shift of device rules to state authority and requires districts to set storage plans, carve out exceptions, and bar punitive enforcement.

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Oakland Unified to Enforce Districtwide Cellphone Ban

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Advocates Urge Schools to Drop Google After Common Sense Calls Search AI an Unacceptable Risk

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Schools Tighten Phone Rules as Research Shows Use Drops but Test Scores Do Not

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Nearly One in Five U.S. Adolescents Use AI Chatbots for Mental‑Health Advice

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Large Multi‑Country Trial Finds Short‑Term Mental‑Health Gains After Three‑Week Smartphone Break

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New Studies Tie Compulsive Short‑Video Scrolling to Weaker Attention and Control

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Peru and Guanajuato Advance School Cellphone Rules as U.S. Experience Shapes Debate

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Whitmer Signs Michigan K–12 Classroom Smartphone Ban

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Restrictive School Phone Bans Show No Wellbeing Gain, University of Birmingham Study Finds

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Vodafone Survey Finds UK Children Lean on AI Chatbots, Prompting Safety Push

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Neuroscientist Tells Senate Gen Z Shows First Recorded IQ Decline, Blames EdTech

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France Advances Under‑15 Social Media Ban as Australia Enforces Under‑16 Law

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States Advance School Phone Limits as Pennsylvania Governor Backs Bell-to-Bell Ban

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States Escalate Bell-to-Bell School Phone Limits as Indiana Senate Passes Ban, Michigan Bills Reach Whitmer, Utah Plan Advances

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German Schools Tighten Phone Rules as Saxony Bans Devices in Primary Grades

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Illinois Enacts Statewide Bell-to-Bell Phone Ban as Nationwide Restrictions Grow

Oakland Unified to Enforce Districtwide Cellphone Ban

Advocates Urge Schools to Drop Google After Common Sense Calls Search AI an Unacceptable Risk

Schools Tighten Phone Rules as Research Shows Use Drops but Test Scores Do Not

Nearly One in Five U.S. Adolescents Use AI Chatbots for Mental‑Health Advice

Large Multi‑Country Trial Finds Short‑Term Mental‑Health Gains After Three‑Week Smartphone Break

Colleges Turn to Phone-Free Culture to Rebuild In-Person Social Life

Young Europeans Turn to AI Chatbots for Emotional Support, Survey Finds

Victoria to Ban Phones, Smartwatches and Earbuds in Every School From 2027

Schools Race to Set AI Rules as Studies Warn of Learning Costs

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New Studies Tie Compulsive Short‑Video Scrolling to Weaker Attention and Control

Peru and Guanajuato Advance School Cellphone Rules as U.S. Experience Shapes Debate

Whitmer Signs Michigan K–12 Classroom Smartphone Ban

Restrictive School Phone Bans Show No Wellbeing Gain, University of Birmingham Study Finds

Vodafone Survey Finds UK Children Lean on AI Chatbots, Prompting Safety Push

Neuroscientist Tells Senate Gen Z Shows First Recorded IQ Decline, Blames EdTech

France Advances Under‑15 Social Media Ban as Australia Enforces Under‑16 Law

States Advance School Phone Limits as Pennsylvania Governor Backs Bell-to-Bell Ban

States Escalate Bell-to-Bell School Phone Limits as Indiana Senate Passes Ban, Michigan Bills Reach Whitmer, Utah Plan Advances

German Schools Tighten Phone Rules as Saxony Bans Devices in Primary Grades

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