Survey: New York Cellphone Ban Helping Student Engagement, Teacher Effectiveness

How recent New York State phone ban is changing classrooms

LANSINGBURGH, N.Y. (NEWS10) —Governor Hochul’s administration says the Distraction-Free Schools' Law is already showing positive results. On Monday, Secretary of State Walter Mosley visited Rensselaer County to speak on her behalf. Students at the conference say the Distraction-Free Schools' Law, which was signed earlier this year and required districts to finalize their policies by August [...]

Hochul says cellphone ban in school is early success

Gov. Kathy Hochul said results of a survey show that her cellphone ban for students in New York schools is working.

Hochul says survey shows success of NY's Bell-to-Bell

New survey results are showing that New York’s distraction-free schools law is already having a transformative impact for students and teachers. Gov. Kathy Hochul’s office distributed the survey in November and received more than 350 responses from school administrators statewide…

Survey: New York cellphone ban helping student engagement, teacher effectiveness

92% of respondents said the transition to the policy, implemented at the beginning of this academic school year, went smoothly.

New York’s cellphone ban in schools showing promising results, survey finds

Schools across NYS have shown promising results from a recent survey by the governor's office on the impacts of the state-wide smartphone ban in schools.

'Distraction-free schools' law shows promise with 83% reporting improved engagement in schools

New York's statewide cellphone ban in classrooms shows positive results, with improved student engagement and teaching effectiveness, according to Governor Hochul.