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Many states tried to create phone-free learning spaces this year. Here's how it went

More students than ever went to class without their cell phones in 2025. Researchers, teachers and students look back on attempts to build phone-free learning spaces this year.

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Sequoia Carrillo
Sequoia Carrillo is an education reporter for NPR. She covers K-12 policy and regularly reports on issues like school segregation and infrastructure challenges for the network. Recently, she led a series of stories on the impacts of fentanyl in schools.

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