Event Dime

Does it take more than phone bans to reconnect students with real life?

When:

May 13, 2026 · 5:00 PM

Where:

many schools

Source:

Shows

Episode 246: Classrooms across the country are getting quieter. In many schools, phones have been pushed out of sight, and teachers say they’re seeing fewer interruptions and more control during lessons. On the surface, it looks like progress. But when researchers look beyond behavior, the results are far less clear. Test scores haven’t meaningfully improved. Attendance hasn’t shifted much. Even measures of well-being show little change. So what problem are schools actually trying to solve? In t