PHONE-FREE SCHOOLS​​

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• Major Meta-Analysis Links Social Media to Worse Youth Mental Health - JAMA Study released 5/1/2026

• Kids who use social media score lower on reading and memory tests

• Research and Publications - Laura D. curated list on Phone-Free, Social Media Free, and School Tech

• Have Humans Passed Peak Brain Power? - Makes the workforce development argument

• Over 20,000 educators share insights on school cell phone policies - Angela Duckworth survey from 10/25

• Study Finds Mental Health Benefit to 1-Week Social Media Break - 295 volunteers aged 18 - 24​​

• Have Humans Passed Peak Brain Power? - The workforce development argument to remove phones. 

• Bell to Bell vs. Class Time Ban​

  • My School Banned Phones for the Year. Here's What Happened - After Babel Article - "... even though they couldn’t access their phone, they still felt the dopamine burst whenever they felt a vibration go off in the pouch... It drove them mad."

  • Ban smartphones in Oregon schools to help students learn - Opinion piece by Jared Cooney Horvath and Andrea Davis

• The phone-ban study measured grades. The case for it was never about grades - Excellent response to headlines from recent phone-free school ban study that focused on grades.