To the editor: As a 77-year-old who won my school’s penmanship competition in fourth grade, I’m pretty happy that California kids will be learning cursive handwriting. (“Learning cursive in school, ...

Broward County has banned all cellphone use in school. Palm Beach County school leaders think cellphones can be either a learning tool or a disruption, allowing use only at certain times. Miami-Dade ...

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It was a real-life “Back to the Future” moment that played out recently in Buckhead. Stealing a peek at the large screen mounted on a wall behind him in the computer room at Lenbrook senior living ...

Portland, Oregon, and South Carolina might not have much in common. But both have taken a crucial step to protect students: banning smartphone use in public schools. After more than a decade of ...

As technology advances, smartphones have become an essential tool for everyone, including seniors. Recent user-driven insights reveal that smartphones with simple interfaces are transforming how ...

Children and adolescents who own smartphones by age 12 have higher risks of depression, poor sleep and obesity, according to ...

Chile has passed a bill outlawing the use of mobile phones and other smart devices during classes at elementary and middle ...

How’s that? A study published in the journal Pediatrics this week found children under 12 who had smartphones faced a higher risk of depression, obesity, and sleep deprivation. And the younger a child ...