New York’s schools are seeing more student engagement and increased teaching efficiency as a result of the state’s new bell-to-bell ban on cell phones in the classroom, according to a survey released Monday by Gov. Kathy Hochul’s office.

According to the survey, which was distributed to November and received more than 350 responses from school administrators, 92% of respondents said the transition to the policy, implemented at the beginning of this academic school year, went smoothly. It also found 83% of respondents reported more positive classrooms and better student engagement, and 75% reported an improvement in teachers’ ability to teach effectively.

The governor’s office said the survey included feedback from a principal in the Finger Lakes that said “this has been a great initiativ

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