As students across the country start to kick off another school year, a growing number of them will be greeted by strict new restrictions on when and where they can use their cellphones. Where there ...

Adam Stone writes on technology trends from Annapolis, Md., with a focus on government IT, military and first-responder technologies. Kids are getting bullied in digital spaces at an alarming rate.

Cell phones in classrooms—yes or no? Do you know how long it takes a child to refocus after being on their phone? With July cruising into its last week, the start of the school year rapidly approaches ...

Corrected: This story has been updated to correct the number of districts participating in Washington state’s Mastery-Based Learning Collaborative. Every state now allows schools to embrace competency ...

This school year, many of the nation's adolescents and teens are sitting in class without the device that can sometimes feel like an added appendage: their smartphones. States such as Florida, Indiana ...

As school begins, thousands of students will receive new guidance on using artificial intelligence (AI) in their studies. While AI can be used as a tool, the line between using AI as a tool and using ...

It was early in the school day when a 17-year-old gunman began firing into a classroom in the art complex of Santa Fe High School, roughly 30 miles southeast of Houston, in May 2018. He terrorized ...

It was in physical education class when Laila Gutierrez swapped out self-harm for a new vice. The freshman from Phoenix had long struggled with depression and would cut her arms to feel something.

Deborah L. Schussler receives funding from Spencer Foundation. Writing, reading, math and mindfulness? That last subject is increasingly joining the three classic courses, as more young students in ...