Senator Kirsten Gillibrand said she supports a new plan from Gov. Kathy Hochul to ban cell phones, bell-to-bell in schools.

Western New York students had a chance to weigh in on a proposed statewide “bell to bell” cellphone ban in schools.

The Department of Education’s mammoth $41.2 billion budget plan for next year is a whopping third of the entire city’s — but ...

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. ( NEWS10) — Mohonasen Central School District implemented its new cell phone policy at the beginning of the school year. They opted to not have a bell-to-bell ban, instead ...

The governor’s proposal could leave 24 districts with less Foundation Aid than expected. The one-house budgets aim to fix ...

New York lawmakers are challenging Governor Kathy Hochul's proposed "bell-to-bell" cell phone ban in schools. The Senate's ...

As Governor Kathy Hochul's proposed bell-to-bell ban on cell phones in schools looms, Syracuse parents and educators are ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul is urging lawmakers to approve her “bell-to-bell” proposal, which would ban cell phones in New York public schools.Gov. Hochul, alongside Common Sense Media, issued a letter Tuesday ...

Republicans are promoting private school choice, while Democrats are discussing K-12 funding increases. Most governors, however, are dodging the question of how to boost student achievement through ...

The state joins California, Florida, and Nevada with legislation that mirrors a New York law passed in December ...

The “Bell to Bell” proposal would ban authorized usage of personal devices during all hours of the school day, among other things.

State legislators are currently debating on how to implement a cell phone ban ahead of the April 1 budget deadline.