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Posted by Richard Freed on June 9th, 2016 in Phones in School, racial achievement gap, Smartphones, Tech Policy
The forces pushing to get phones out of school are powerful, as I describe in this Huffington Post article.
Posted by Richard Freed on April 27th, 2016 in Phones in School, racial achievement gap, Smartphones, Tech and Academic Performance, Tech Policy
Writer and teacher Paul Barnwell takes a balanced look at the effects of kids using phones in school in this compelling article in the Atlantic.
Posted by Richard Freed on April 14th, 2016 in Phones in School, racial achievement gap, Smartphones, Tech and Academic Performance, Tech Overuse and Emotional Problems, Tech Policy
In this Huffington Post article, I bring attention to disturbing research showing that allowing students to use phones in school puts their learning and safety at risk.
Posted by Richard Freed on January 5th, 2016 in racial achievement gap, Smartphones, Tech and Academic Performance, Tech Parenting
American students are smartphone experts but are falling behind their global competition in reading, math, and other learning fundamentals. See how smartphones are affecting teens' school success in this Waldorf Today article by Dr. Richard Freed...
Posted by Richard Freed on July 30th, 2015 in racial achievement gap, Tech and Academic Performance, Tech Policy
Powerful forces encourage adults to "Let Kids Run Wild Online"...
Posted by Richard Freed on June 12th, 2015 in racial achievement gap, Tech and Academic Performance, Tech Parenting
In a recent Huffington Post article, I reveal how high rates of smartphone use among teens of color are likely to widen the racial achievement gap.