For over 47 years the Skip Castro Band has been a musical component on the east coast, opening for famous blues artists, hitting the college towns, and keeping up the local sound that’s kept them ...

CHICAGO (WGN) — Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker says he will sign a bill limiting students’ access to cell phones during class after it passed the Senate on Sunday. Senate Bill 2427 requires schools to set ...

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Geofence searches allow law enforcement to find suspects and witnesses by sweeping up location data from cellphone users near crime scenes. By Ann E. Marimow Reporting from Washington When the Call ...

Nothing rivals the human brain's complexity. Its 86 billion neurons and 85 billion other cells make an estimated 100 trillion connections. If the brain were a computer, it would perform an exaflop (a ...

North Carolina lawmakers are interested in funding more teacher leadership roles, improving math skills among young students and continuing to monitor the impacts of stricter cellphone policies on ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- State lawmakers on the joint education oversight committee heard from the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction on major topics, including revisions to mathematics ...

OLIVIA RUBIN, ABC NEWS, WASHINGTON. A BILL TO BAN CELL PHONE USE IN KANSAS SCHOOLS IS NOW LAW. GOVERNOR LAURA KELLY SIGNED THE LEGISLATION YESTERDAY. IT WILL REQUIRE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND ...

A category-by-category look at odds on favorites, per a mathematical formula that factors in awards season data and historical trends. By Ben Zauzmer Ben Zauzmer is a contributing writer for The ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Stricter cell phone use rules are coming to all Hawaii public schools this coming school year. During a board meeting on Thursday, the Hawaii State Board of Education (BOE) ...

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - For decades now, cell phones have played a significant part in our lives, including for students during school. Now, in South Dakota, it appears students are heading towards ...

The Senate Education Committee passed a bill restricting student cell phone use without a recommendation Tuesday (Feb. 10) after tense debate over local control and student well-being. Senate Bill 198 ...