Sweden set to ban mobile phones in schools
Education Sweden set to ban mobile phones in schools June 9, 20262:02 AM ET By The Associated Press High school students from left, Vasilije Stjepanovic, Aslan Ozhan Kilicasan and Melina Sallahi pose with a history text book at Malmo Borgarskola high school in Malmo, Sweden, May 21, 2026. James Brooks/AP hide caption toggle caption James Brooks/AP MALMÖ, Sweden — Long championed as a leader in adopting digital technology, Sweden is set to ban mobile phones in schools beginning in the fall for the next academic year as part of a broad, international reversal on the use of screens in classrooms. Education New study measures whether school cell phone bans actually work Since 2023, the Scandinavian country's center-right coalition government has pursued a policy prioritizing more reading time and less screen time, particularly among preschool students, by favoring books and other traditional learning tools.
- ▪Education Sweden set to ban mobile phones in schools June 9, 20262:02 AM ET By The Associated Press High school students from left, Vasilije Stjepanovic, Aslan Ozhan Kilicasan and Melina Sallahi pose with a history text book at Malmo Borgar
- ▪James Brooks/AP hide caption toggle caption James Brooks/AP MALMÖ, Sweden — Long championed as a leader in adopting digital technology, Sweden is set to ban mobile phones in schools beginning in the fall for the next academic year as part o
- ▪Education New study measures whether school cell phone bans actually work Since 2023, the Scandinavian country's center-right coalition government has pursued a policy prioritizing more reading time and less screen time, particularly among
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Education Sweden set to ban mobile phones in schools June 9, 20262:02 AM ET By The Associated Press High school students from left, Vasilije Stjepanovic, Aslan Ozhan Kilicasan and Melina Sallahi pose with a history text book at Malmo Borgarskola high school in Malmo, Sweden, May 21, 2026. James Brooks/AP hide caption toggle caption James Brooks/AP MALMÖ, Sweden — Long championed as a leader in adopting digital technology, Sweden is set to ban mobile phones in schools beginning in the fall for the next academic year as part of a broad, international reversal on the use of screens in classrooms.
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