Episode 246: Classrooms across the country are getting quieter.

In many schools, phones have been pushed out of sight, and teachers say they’re seeing fewer interruptions and more control during lessons. On the surface, it looks like progress. But when researchers look beyond behavior, the results are far less clear. Test scores haven’t meaningfully improved. Attendance hasn’t shifted much. Even measures of well-being show little change.

So what problem are schools actually trying to solve?

In this episode, hosts Richard Kyte and Scott Rada dig into the limits of phone bans and the deeper challenges facing students growing up in a fully digital world. If removing devices doesn’t lead to better outcomes, it may be because the issue isn’t the phone itself — it’s the environment students return to the moment the bell rings.

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