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How to Evaluate Phone Policies in Schools
The Toolkit for Assessing Phones in Schools Release, Part 2
 • Jason Lu, Emma Park, Sarah Wu, Sunny Xun Liu, and Zach Rausch
How Is Your New School Phone Policy Working?
Introducing the TAPS: Toolkit for Assessing Phones in Schools
 • Jason Lu, Sarah Wu, Sunny Xun Liu, and Zach Rausch
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”
 • Emily Brownlee, M. Ed.
My School Banned Phones for the Year. Here's What Happened
I didn't have to say, "get off your phone," once...
 • Fit To Teach
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.
 • Angela Duckworth
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
When a Smartwatch Disrupts Second Grade
Why phone-free schools must also be smartwatch-free
 • Delaney Ruston, MD and Lisa Tabb
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
 • Jon Haidt and Sophie Winkleman
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
The EdTech Revolution Has Failed
The Case Against Student Use of Computers, Tablets, and Smartphones in the Classroom
 • Jared Cooney Horvath
The False Promise of Device-Based Education
A reevaluation of screens in schools
 • Amy Tyson, MSW, LISW-S
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.
 • Kevin Stinehart
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