cell phones

As tablets and laptops have become common classroom tools, schools continue to wrestle with another device: the cell phone.

The nation’s 250th anniversary this summer invited us to reflect on how much has changed and to look ahead at the choices shaping our future. That forward-looking perspective feels especially important as emerging technologies are rapidly reshaping h...

Youth Policy Lab research provides guidance on the trade-offs of different approaches as the state cell phone ban s law goes into place, according to Ford School professor Brian Jacob.

A popular device for restricting cell phone use in middle and high schools is effective at achieving that aim, leading to short-term disruption but ultimately positive effects on student well-being, new research finds.

On April 10, the University of Michigan's Youth Policy Lab (YPL) convened a National School Cell Phone Policy Conference, inviting researchers, practitioners, and policymakers from Michigan and beyond to compare notes on a rapidly changing school pol...