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OUSD reveals dismal academic achievement numbers, and students debate a new cell phone ban
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (1005+ words) At Wednesday’s meeting, the Oakland Unified School District board discussed disappointing data on academic achievement, mixed news on the district’s finances and slow progress on racial equity in suspensions. They also heard student critiques of the district’s new cell phone…...
How to quit your phone and focus on school
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (524+ words) Illustration by Luisa Dela Cruz. To scroll or not to scroll? To start off the school year, I decided to do everyone a service (or disservice), and provide a list of techniques to help you lock in like you never…...
A year later, what teens tell us about school cellphone bans
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (193+ words) Our best evidence so far suggests that these restrictions are having generally positive effects. These studies show that cellphone bans reduce students’ phone use (albeit not to zero), increase academic achievement (although effects vary by age and subject), and after…...
Letter: Disconnect to Reconnect: Our Middle Schools Are Phone-Free. Our High Schools Should Be, Too.
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (292+ words) In seventh grade, my son needed a Chromebook for school. Within a few months, I had a different kid. At school, he raced through classwork so he could play games online with his friends. At home, assignments that should have…...
Raja Ramaswamy: Indiana said no to phones in school. Now parents have to say it at home.
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (362+ words) As the new school year starts Indiana students will spend their school day without the constant pull of smartphones. Gov. Mike Braun and the Indiana General Assembly deserve credit for recognizing what teachers have known for years: children cannot learn…...
Consultation launches on guidance to restrict mobile phones in schools
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (388+ words) A consultation has launched into guidance on mobile phone restrictions in schools across Wales. The consultation will seek views on how to support schools in developing a mobile phone policy. The new guidance, that will be consulted on for 12 weeks,…...
Phone tutoring boosts math scores when schools are forced to close
3+ day, 14+ hour ago (37+ words) Evidence suggests that regular calls can keep kids learning when schooling is disrupted — plus, why a familiar world map may be about to change. Hear the biggest stories from the world of science | 09 September 2026...
Phone-call tutorials improve learning cost-effectively during education emergencies
3+ day, 14+ hour ago (259+ words) Across five randomized trials in India, Kenya, Nepal, the Philippines and Uganda, weekly 20-minute mobile-phone-call tutorials produced large learning gains for primary-school children during school closures caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Governments can keep children learning through societal shocks using…...
Pick up the phone! Phone calls with tutors keep kids learning when schools shut down
3+ day, 14+ hour ago (235+ words) The low-cost intervention was trialled in five countries during the COVID-19 pandemic....
Phone-based tutoring improves learning during school closures
3+ day, 14+ hour ago (21+ words) One-to-one phone sessions substantially increased students’ numeracy test scores in low- and middle-income countries that experience emergencies that disrupt schooling....