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Poor NAEP Showing Prompts Call for Cell Phone Bans – The 74

Cs news5 months ago023 mins

Get stories like this delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for The 74 Newsletter After new nationwide test scores showed that academic skills of the high school Class of 2024 fell dramatically, observers have been quick to zero in on a likely culprit: digital devices and the distractions they present. Scores last week on…

Mass. Senate moves closer to vote on bill banning cell phones in school

Cs news7 months ago07 mins

It might be too late for parents to dream about a screen-free summer for their kids, but the Massachusetts Senate is moving closer to banning them in classrooms statewide. Senate lawmakers on the Legislature’s Joint Committee on Education voted 6-0 to advance legislation tackling what backers described as “one of the most distracting devices ever…