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Cellphone Headaches in Middle Schools: Why Policies Aren’t Enough

Elizabeth Heubeck

Education Week

May 14, 2024

Digital Wellness Lab founder Dr. Michael Rich frames the keeping of phones out of schools as a way for students to developed dearly needed independence..

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We believe that by following the science, we can create an empathetic and respectful world in which our kids can grow up healthy, smart, and kind.

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