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Posted by Richard Freed on July 3rd, 2016 in Phones in School, Tech Addiction, Tech and Academic Performance, Tech Policy
Tim Walker of the National Education Association (NEA) interviewed me for this article on the possible upsides and downsides of phones in school.
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 November 13th, 2015 in Smartphones, Tech Addiction, Tech and Academic Performance, Tech Parenting, Tech Policy, Technology and Family
Recently, Dr. Richard Freed was interviewed by Authentic Parenting's Anna Seewald on positive steps to raise healthy, happy kids in a digital age...
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"...