‘A cultural shift’: Canadian schools navigating new world of cellphone bans
From cellphone "hotels" to patchwork policies to recalibrating lesson plans, teachers and schools across Canada are learning to navigate a classroom without cellphones.
Caddies and paper bags: Schools figuring out new world of cellphone bans
From cellphone "hotels" to patchwork policies to recalibrating lesson plans, teachers and schools across Canada are learning ...
New Haven school requiring students to lock away cellphones: ‘It helps us focus’
Barnard School became the first New Haven public school to use Yondr pouches. The district may roll them out in other schools ...
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California drivers can get mobile licenses on their iPhones — but they need physical ones too
California is the seventh U.S. state to adopt mobile driver’s licenses for iPhones, part of a growing push by businesses and ...
California drivers can now get mobile licenses on their iPhones — but they need physical ones too
Apple launched California identity cards and driver’s licenses for iPhones today, making the digital IDs easier to present — ...
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B.C. government launches phone line to provide same-day access to opioid treatment
VANCOUVER — The British Columbia government is expanding access to drug-addiction treatment by launching a confidential and free phone line offering same-day connections to doctors and health ...
Virginia adopts statewide 'bell-to-bell' cell phone ban in public schools
The Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) has released its final guidance on a "bell-to-bell" cell phone-free policy for ...
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OKLAHOMA VOICE: Oklahoma governor challenges schools to limit ‘worsening problem’ of cellphones in classrooms
Gov. Kevin Stitt has challenged Oklahoma schools to adopt phone-free classroom policies, calling the proliferation of ...
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'Snatch thefts' of bags and mobiles on streets of England and Wales more than double - as government promises crackdown
A massive rise in bag and phone "snatch thefts" has prompted the government to promise a crackdown on street crime. An estimated 78,000 people, or more than 200 a day, had their phones or bags ...
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4 Phone Plans That Offer a Streaming Service As a Free Perk
The Deal: Free Netflix with Ads, Apple TV+, and Hulu (with Ads) Another perk Verizon’s Unlimited Ultimate plan customers (with iPhones) have is Apple One, an all-encompassing Apple subscription ...
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Federal guidelines on cell phone use in schools expected soon
A coalition of advocates wrote a letter to Cardona last fall asking the U.S. Department of Education to release a phone-free school advisory. Since then, more states have gotten on board.