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David Figlio discusses the impact of cell phone bans on student learning based on his research in Florida.

David Figlio, the Gordon Fyfe Professor of Economics and Education at the University of Rochester, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss Figlio's recent article in Education Next, "Can Banning Cellphones Save Student Learning? Evidence from Florida, home of the first statewide mandate," co-written with Umut Özek. https://www.educationnext.org/can-banning-cellphones-save-student-learning-evidence-florida-mandate/

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