Topic

phones

2 pieces, newest first.

Aug 20Dependents

The Phone Contract That Held

Most family phone agreements are written in the week a phone is bought and abandoned within a term. We asked fourteen households what survived, and one clause showed up in every arrangement still standing after a year.

Priya Raman2 min

Aug 19Dependents

The Phone-Free School Year: What Three Districts Learned

Bell-to-bell phone bans went from a fringe policy to the default in a few short years. We asked three districts a year in — and, more usefully, asked the parents what changed at home, which is the part nobody measures.

Priya Raman3 min