Another country to ban mobile phones in schools as reading levels fall - Since 2023, Sweden’s centre-right coalition ...

Problems in the classroom can make up an ever-growing list. Since the pandemic, many teachers have reported a sharp uptick when it comes to student apathy toward learning. In a new national survey by ...

Cell phones in classrooms—yes or no? Do you know how long it takes a child to refocus after being on their phone? With July cruising into its last week, the start of the school year rapidly approaches ...

As Boston kids and their phones head back to school this year, a wave of new schools are taking a big step to keeps students’ attention off their screens and refocus on learning. Thirty-one Boston ...

Cellphone management is heavily debated in K-12 education these days. Teachers gripe about its inherent distraction to the classroom learning environment. Recent findings from the Pew Research Center ...

In today’s world, technology and learning go hand in hand. The inclusion of smartphones and tablets has indeed revolutionised access and opportunities for learners. Although learning has become more ...

Ahead of the 2024-25 school year, my leadership team and I began developing a plan to get cellphones out of our classrooms for good. Mountains of emerging data and national studies made crystal clear ...

Chatter echoes down the halls of Aspen High School with no cell phones in sight. “I’ll tell you what — the decibel level in the halls … all these kids are outside laughing,” High School Principal ...

Sign up for The Morning Report with all your must-read news for the day. Last week, the board for the largest school district in California passed a remarkable ...

Any parent with a child in school, any teacher, any administrator — really, any observer of our education system — will tell you that smartphones are a distraction in school. But if you ask 10 ...