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How cell phones and social media are impacting test scores

With student test scores in a decade-long decline, many researchers are pointing to cell phones and social media as the catalyst. Can cell phone bans turn student learning around?

NPR’s Sequoia Carrillo reports.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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