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Cell phones away. Then what?

Sep 30, 2026 Michigan Research
The cell phone that interrupts a lesson can also remind a student to take medication. As Michigan schools set new limits on student phones, University of Michigan researchers are studying which rules work, and for whom. This month’s Michigan Research...
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At Ford School, public policy connects evidence to action

Sep 30, 2026
Written by Celeste Watkins-Hayes, Joan and Sanford Weill Dean of the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy Public policy shapes nearly every aspect of our lives, from the water we drink and the health care we can access to the schools our children a...
At Ford School, public policy connects evidence to action
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U-M research helps expand access to career and technical education

Sep 14, 2026 U-M Look to Michigan
More than 46,000 students in Washtenaw County, Michigan, will begin having greater access to career and technical education during the 2026–27 school year as a result of a November 2025 ballot measure establishing a new dedicated funding stream. This...
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Why School Phone Bans Aren’t About Kids

May 5, 2026 Newsweek
When Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed classroom phone restrictions in February, she used the student-centered language most governors now do. It was all about academic success, youth mental health and rescuing children from a life lost stari...
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Do Student Cellphone Bans Improve Academic Achievement?

May 4, 2026 Education Week
Restricting student cellphone use during school hours doesn’t appear to lift academic achievement, improve student attention, or boost attendance, at least in the short term, according to the first broad national study of phone bans by researchers at...
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Did School Cellphone Bans Work? New Study Finds Mixed Results.

May 4, 2026 New York Times
Banning cellphones was supposed to improve many of the problems ailing American education, including distraction, bullying, declining test scores and absenteeism. The idea attracted rare, bipartisan support, and over the past three years, two-thir...
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Four faculty members recognized with research awards

Apr 23, 2026 The University Record
The Office of the Vice President for Research will award four research faculty members from across the University of Michigan for their leadership and significant contributions in fields ranging from economics and rehabilitation medicine to human gen...
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