Schools battle cell phones
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The digital generation gap shows up in the attempt for schools to ban cell phones outright.  Teens and parents are pushing back against the attempts to take away the phones they have come to depend on so much.
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The only grade school in this rural town is requiring students to wear radio frequency identification badges that can track their every move. Some parents are outraged, fearing it will take away their children's privacy.
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The school bus industry has a message for bus drivers: Put down your cell phones.
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In this age of cell phones, text messages and computer keyboards, one Scottish school has returned to basics. It's teaching youngsters the neglected art of writing with a fountain pen.
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Numbers of people using hand-held mobile phones is believed to be rising again in spite of tough new legislation.
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The clandestine cellphone, tucked into a front pocket or buried deep within a backpack, is an increasingly common accessory among middle school students in Montgomery County.
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A backlash brews as parents are asked to write checks for school activities.
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By Sharon Jayson  A national education campaign and phone hotline to curb abusive teen dating behavior goes into effect today, prompted by new research that suggests teens and technology sometimes make for troublesome connections.
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0845 and all that Mobile phones can replace anything these days: diary, address book, TV, and radio, and now they are substituting for the scrawled notes on the inside of the cuff which have been so important to a generation of students.â¦
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Health experts are trying to move the nation&#39;s battle of the bulge to an important new front: the schools. Schools need to be more active in teaching heart
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Mobile phones have become a must-have item for every high-powered Japanese businessman, multi-tasking mum and self-respecting teenager. Even schoolchildren often carry a mobile phone to call home on their way back from late-night cram school.
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Schools lag behind much of society in using technology, but students are seeing benefits and clamoring for more access to computers, the government says.
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Half a million American children take classes online, and many are attending virtual public schools that are competing with local districts for public funding.
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Schools are given new guidance aimed at stopping pupils using mobile phones and the internet to bully others.
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Eleven school districts filed a lawsuit Thursday aimed at forcing the state to pay more for special education. The school districts, including Bethel and Federal Way, collectively represent more than 20,000 special-education students.
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By Jim DeBrosse Staff Writer  For parents losing the war against children who spend too much time in front of TVs, video games and computers, there are high- tech weapons available to fight back.
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Students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are testing a cellphone system that turns your ordinary phone into a true companion/advisor.