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A new Iowa law requires public schools to create policies limiting student cell phone use during instructional time.

Early reports from some Iowa schools show improved grades, attendance, and fewer behavioral issues after implementing phone restrictions.

Researchers say it is too soon to definitively link phone restrictions to better student outcomes, citing mixed results from various studies.

Lunch at Waukee Middle School is a lot noisier than it was last year.

Kids are talking and laughing with each other instead of staring silently at their phone screens the entire time.

“I feel like there definitely is a lot more conversation going on, and people are making more friends and connections,” said 13-year-old Brynlie Aldrich.

Iowa’s new law restricting the use of

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