Joanne JacobsAug 151 minPhone-free schools: Can it be done?California is getting on the no-phones-in-class bandwagon , reports AP. Gov. Gavin Newsom wants school districts to restrict students’...
Joanne JacobsJun 232 minNo phones, no Moms, just kids playing in the parkParents should band together to "say 'no' to smart phones and social," writes Laura Yuen in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. She dreams of...
Joanne JacobsMay 52 minHow a middle school kicked the phone habitSmartphones are a major classroom distraction, say nearly three-fourths of high school teachers and a third of middle school teachers in...
Joanne JacobsMar 132 minTeens love their smartphones -- but some say it's 'peaceful' to be phone-freeSeventy-two percent of teenagers say they often or sometimes feel "peaceful" when they're without their smartphones, according to a Pew...
Joanne JacobsJan 142 minPresent and paying attention: Smartphone detox is worth itSmartphone detox is difficult, but worth it, writes Seth Lavin, principal of a Chicago middle school. After his school equipped...
Joanne JacobsDec 23, 20232 minBan phones in school: The experiment with kids' minds has failedSmart phones are making students less smart, writes Derek Thompson in The Atlantic. Student achievement has been falling around the world...
Joanne JacobsOct 20, 20231 min'Smartphones are kryptonite for learning'Schools are going phone free to remove distractions in class and encourage students to socialize in their free time, report Meg Oliver...