The nation's largest school district is expanding its student cellphone ban to include any "internet-enabled" devices such as ...

Starting in the 2025-2026 school year, devices such as cellphones, tablets and smart watches will no longer be allowed to be ...

The major shift in policy at city public schools started in 2015 under then-Mayor Bill de Blasio, when the DOE began requiring principals to obtain approval from the central office before suspending ...

The head of city public schools admitted the Department of Education’s controversial shift away from traditional discipline ...

New York Governor Kathy Hochul is reminding school districts to submit their plans to comply with a new school cellphone ban ...

Bloomberg’s tenure as mayor from 2002 to 2013 promoted policy changes that emphasized accountability for school performance, support for innovation in both traditional public schools and charter ...

School districts in New York are working to implement the state’s cellphone ban policy by August 1st. School districts across the state have until August 1st to answer the call.

New York City schools faced a particularly strange week: All schools are closed on Thursday for Eid al-adha/Anniversary Day. On Friday, though 6-12 and high schools are open, elementary and middle ...

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