Interim study focuses on cell phones in schools: 'There is a cry for us to do something'
Rep. Chad Caldwell led an interim study Monday to highlight his concerns about cell phones in schools and bring together ...
Sinn Féin ‘border hopping’ on criticism of mobile phone pouches spend, says Norma Foley
Smartphone usage a ‘serious health and welfare issue’ for thousands of students, according to Minister for Education ...
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‘Scandalous waste of money’ – Government to spend €9m on pouches to lock away mobile phones in schools
Education Minister Norma Foley says €9m of the education budget will go to schools for the purchase of pouches to lock pupils ...
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Teachers slam government for €9m spend on locking phones during school
The government will fund schools to buy pouches ... are in a worse position to tackle “the challenges posed by mobile phones” now than they would have been years ago before cuts to posts ...
French-speaking Belgium Plans School Cell Phone Ban
Belgium's French-speaking region intends to ban mobile phones in schools starting next academic year to protect students from the negative effects of always being online, the region's leaders said ...
€9 million phone pouches plan for schools branded ‘pet project’
The Dublin government’s proposal to spend €9 million on locked phone pouches for secondary schools has been branded ...
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‘Bell-to-bell’: Virginia DOE releases final draft of Cell Phone-Free Education guidance
The Final Guidance continues to define Cell Phone-Free Education in Virginia’s ... by the Washington Post-Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University poll on Friday ...