Is ADHD a medical disorder best treated with drugs?

Internet-connected devices are distracting students -- not helping them learn.

Closing the digital divide widened the achievement gap for Chicago students.

Students behave better and learn more when smartphones are banned.

Teens average 90 minutes each school day on their phones.

How do teachers get the attention of easily distracted "digital natives?"

"Which computer should we buy?," asked the school administrators. "How are you planning to use the computers?," said the Apple sales rep....

Schools are wasting time and money on ed-tech that doesn't improve learning and distracts students.

Even elite colleges don't read very much and have trouble staying focused on books.

Ninety percent of teachers in a NEA survey want their schools to ban cellphones in class, and 83 percent back all-day bans.

California is getting on the no-phones-in-class bandwagon , reports AP. Gov. Gavin Newsom wants school districts to restrict students’...

Student behavior hasn't recovered from the pandemic, says a federal survey of public schools.

Absenteeism -- physical and mental -- is high for college students too.

Smartphones are a major classroom distraction, say nearly three-fourths of high school teachers and a third of middle school teachers in...

Phone-centered childhood is a disaster, writes Jonathan Haidt in The Atlantic. In the early 2010s, "adolescents in rich countries traded...

Seventy-two percent of teenagers say they often or sometimes feel "peaceful" when they're without their smartphones, according to a Pew...

Smart phones are making students less smart, writes Derek Thompson in The Atlantic. Student achievement has been falling around the world...

Schools are going phone free to remove distractions in class and encourage students to socialize in their free time, report Meg Oliver...

At what age did you get your first smartphone or tablet? The younger the age of getting the first smartphone, the worse the mental...

Schools across the country are banning cell phones in hopes of reducing distractions and refocusing students on academics, writes Donna...