The Times:
Smartphones could face ban from classes
14 September 2015
Ofsted, the schools inspectorate, has raised concerns about secondary pupils using their phones at school. LSE academics released a study in May suggesting that restricting mobile phone use could improve results.
This article was published by The Times (main) on September 14, 2015
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Related publications
In brief ... Phone home: should mobiles be banned in schools?, Louis-Philippe Beland and Richard Murphy, CentrePiece Volume 20, Issue 1, Summer 2015
'Ill Communication: Technology, Distraction and Student Performance', Louis-Philippe Beland and Richard Murphy, Centre for Economic Performance Discussion Paper No.1350, May 2015
Related links
Richard Murphy webpage
Education and Skills Programme webpage