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New Study Measures Whether School Cell Phone Bans Actually Work
May 7
A first-of-its-kind national study looks at the impacts of cell phone bans in schools.
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New Study Measures Whether School Cell Phone Bans Actually Work
A first-of-its-kind national study looks at the impacts of cell phone bans in schools.
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School Cellphone Bans Improve Discipline over Time, but Academic Impacts Are Limited, Study Says
A National Bureau of Economic Research paper finds such restrictions had little impact on attendance, attention and perceived online bullying.
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Five Things to Know About Largest Cell Phone Ban Study
May 4
The largest study ever of school cell phone bans finds that they offer decidedly mixed results, with teachers reporting fewer distractions when students lock their phones away during the school day, but little evidence the bans quickly bring improved academic achievement or better behavior, as many advocates have hoped…