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How Is Your New School Phone Policy Working?
Introducing the TAPS: Toolkit for Assessing Phones in Schools
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Jason Lu
, 
Sarah Wu
, 
Sunny Xun Liu
, and 
Zach Rausch
22
The All-New Big Tech American School
A mother and former teacher sums up in 3 minutes what happened when schools became "Silicon Valley profit centers”
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Emily Brownlee, M. Ed.
58
My School Banned Phones for the Year. Here's What Happened
I didn't have to say, "get off your phone," once...
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Fit To Teach
54
Schools Don’t Know How Well Cell Phone Policies Are Working. You Can Help.
Angela Duckworth, Matthew Gentzkow, and Hunt Allcott are leading the first nationwide survey on school phone policies.
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Angela Duckworth
22
An EdTech Tragedy
A groundbreaking UNESCO book on the damage wrought by ed-tech during COVID school closures around the globe
 • 
Jon Haidt
 and 
Zach Rausch
53
When a Smartwatch Disrupts Second Grade
Why phone-free schools must also be smartwatch-free
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Delaney Ruston, MD
 and 
Lisa Tabb
37
The Most Compelling Argument Against Tech in Schools
Sophie Winkleman lays out the reasons why screen-based schooling is interfering with education and harming children’s development
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Jon Haidt
 and 
Sophie Winkleman
69
How to (and How NOT to) Mandate Phone-Free Schools
A guide for legislatures looking to make their states’ schools phone-free, and not just during class time
 • 
Deb Schmill
34
The EdTech Revolution Has Failed
The Case Against Student Use of Computers, Tablets, and Smartphones in the Classroom
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Jared Cooney Horvath
131
The False Promise of Device-Based Education
A reevaluation of screens in schools
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Amy Tyson, MSW, LISW-S
51
A Cure for Child Anxiety Hiding (and Seeking) in Plain Sight
Don’t just go phone free: Start a Play Club at your school too.
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Kevin Stinehart
63
Should Schools Ban Phones?
Jacqueline Nesi evaluates the evidence related to phone-free schools
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Jacqueline Nesi, PhD
67
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