As the Michigan Legislature garnered bipartisan support in the House and Senate for a set of K-12 cell phone ban bills, most of the state’s gubernatorial candidates have voiced support for the ...

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer called for a new state law to limit student cell phone use at school. The Michigan House of Representatives and the Michigan Senate introduced competing plans to restrict student ...

Policies vary across districts, from phone caddies to requiring phones be off and away. Research on cell phone impact is ongoing, but educators cite distraction and social media concerns. Parents are ...

This article was originally published in Michigan Advance. In his 30 years as teacher and administrator, Jason Purcell felt the weight of responsibility that often fell on his shoulders in enforcing ...