RICHMOND, Va. -- Counties across Virginia held viewing parties for the Department of Education's discussions regarding the state's recently announced cell phone-free education plan Thursday evening.

ROANOKE COUNTY, Va. – The Virginia Department of Education will be holding a Commonwealth Conversation on July 31 in Roanoke County to talk with locals about the future of cell phone-free education.

Rivera said the cell phone conversation in Marietta City Schools “was well underway prior to any of this being approved by the Legislature.” Last August, the district implemented Yondr pouches, which ...

Chatter echoes down the halls of Aspen High School with no cell phones in sight. “I’ll tell you what — the decibel level in the halls … all these kids are outside laughing,” High School Principal ...

The Virginia Department of Education will host a series of Commonwealth Conversations across the state to discuss creating a cell-phone free education system. The conversations will give parents, ...

Yesterday was a scorcher of a day with temperatures approaching 100 degrees in the nation's capital. As temperatures rise, so too do people's tempers. While Washington is generally regarded as a ...

You're sitting in a public lounge area, perhaps hoping to catch up on your reading, an assignment, or a document you need for work the next day. There's exactly one open seat left, so you grab it, ...

Principal Jacob Bretz said regardless of the proposed state legislation to ban phones during classroom time, it’s a needed conversation. Bretz said staff, student and parents are on the same page in ...