In May 2025, New York governor Kathy Hochul announced a “bell to bell” restriction on the use of cellphones in K–12 schools. This was an admirable policy decision, because it acknowledged the enormous ...

Have you ever made a student cry? I have. Earlier this year, one of my fourth grade students kept disrupting my instructions during class. This behavior was unusual for her. I had taught her all of ...

I’m one of those cranky fathers who bans cellphones at the dinner table, a rule my five children have (grudgingly) come to accept. Last spring, when even my two adult children were home and working ...