Gov. JB Pritzker's proposal makes sense. Other states have cellphone restriction in schools, and districts shouldn't hesitate to require students to turn off their phones during classes.

While many teachers and administrators have reported positive changes after phone bans, students found ways to bypass those rules by slipping calculators or dummy phones into pouches, or switching to ...

Across the country, state lawmakers are finding rare bipartisan ground on an increasingly urgent issue for educators and parents: banning cellphone use in schools. Fueling these bans is growing ...

Gov. JB Pritzker announced efforts that would ban cellphones in Illinois classrooms. Here's what you need to know.