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humor The Onion 2026-05-07

Banning Phones Doesn't Improve Grades, But Students Feel Great About It

Turns out, confiscating students' phones does zilch for their test scores, but they do report feeling significantly happier about being bored in class. Who knew banning things made people feel good?


<p>A large-scale study found no correlation between school cell phone bans and higher test scores, though the findings pointed to increased levels of well-being among students. What do you think?</p> <p>The post <a href="https://theonion.com/study-finds-cell-phone-bans-dont-help-grades/">Study Finds Cell Phone Bans Don’t Help Grades</a> appeared first on <a href="https://theonion.com">The Onion</a>.</p> <p>A large-scale study found no correlation between school cell phone bans and higher test sc...

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