Nick Melvoin, member of the Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss LAUSD’s decision to ban cell phone use during the school day, which will take effect in January 2025.

Doug Lemov detailed the effects of increased cell phone usage for Education Next in “Take Away Their Cellphones … So we can rewire schools for belonging and achievement.”

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