It is that excting time when school is starting. Backpacks, folders, notebooks, and gymbags start coming into focus. For parents with children who have focusing and distractibility related concerns, ...

Digital devices now shape daily instruction in K–12 classrooms. Laptops, tablets, and phones support research, collaboration ...

There’s a new-ish green, furry supporter meant to help distracted students focus. WAMC’s Samantha Simmons took a deep dive to get to know New York's “Frankie Focus.” “Frankie Focus,” a bespectacled ...

A wave of validation swept over me when I read the many emails from teachers and parents who responded to my column about how overuse of screens in classrooms is hurting education. Even though plenty ...

Distraction is natural. Paying attention is hard—and always has been. Make focusing easier by recognizing that it is a ...

The saboteur in today’s classroom is a familiar device: the screen. Back-to-back coverage in The New York Times has brought the classroom crisis into the public eye: The first on Nov. 12 discussed a ...

The cell phone policy comes after several other school districts in the Triangle restricted cell phone and personal device ...