Broward County has banned all cellphone use in school. Palm Beach County school leaders think cellphones can be either a learning tool or a disruption, allowing use only at certain times. Miami-Dade ...

To the editor: As a 77-year-old who won my school’s penmanship competition in fourth grade, I’m pretty happy that California kids will be learning cursive handwriting. (“Learning cursive in school, ...

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Portland, Oregon, and South Carolina might not have much in common. But both have taken a crucial step to protect students: banning smartphone use in public schools. After more than a decade of ...

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DEAR ABBY: This is in response to “Love My Cheap Phone” (Aug. 28). As a millennial who has worked in retail my whole adult life, I’m tired of the excuse that the older generation can’t or won’t use ...

MONTGOMERY CO., Va. (WDBJ) - As technology for farmers advances, some might not realize the use they can get out of the technology in their back pockets – their smartphones. Smartphones for Smart ...

VIJAYAWADA: Though there is a surge in smartphone access among children, the learning outcomes in government schools continue ...

SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian students returned to class this week with a new task: staying away from their smartphones as a new law restricting their use in schools takes effect. President Luiz Inácio ...

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