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Education

Beth Ann Rosica: Why phone-free schools are only the beginning

January 6, 2026January 5, 2026
Beth Ann Rosica
1

Screens aren’t fixing our schools — they’re making things worse.
By Beth Ann Rosica

Education

Beth Ann Rosica: Bipartisan phone-free schools bill aims to improve learning and mental health

December 17, 2025December 16, 2025
Beth Ann Rosica

The Pennsylvania Senate Education committee unanimously passed a phone-free schools bill last week that will require school districts to prohibit […]

Children

Putting the cat back in the bag: State senate talks school phone bans

October 23, 2025October 22, 2025
Christina Lengyel

(The Center Square) – School cell phone bans are sweeping the nation, and with a Senate bill waiting for a […]

Education

Richard Koenig: Hold the phone on cell bans in schools

July 18, 2024July 18, 2024
Richard Koenig
1

Harrisburg isn’t banning cell phones during school time after all, but it is casting the lure of money for phone bags.
By Richard Koenig

Education

Beth Ann Rosica: Hold the phone

May 20, 2024May 20, 2024
Beth Ann Rosica
3

“Social media use is a cause of anxiety, depression, and other ailments,” social psychologist Jonathan Haidt says.
By Beth Ann Rosica

Education

State lawmakers introduce bill to limit cellphone use in schools

May 3, 2024May 3, 2024
Steve Ulrich
5

Sen. Ryan Aument’s bill would give students a break from the ever-present distraction of smart phones.
By Steve Ulrich

Op-Ed

Thom Nickels: Come for the music, stay for the virtue-signaling

Thom Nickels: Come for the music, stay for the virtue-signaling

schedule February 04 2026
ink_pen Thom Nickels

The city’s last big Benjamin Franklin Parkway concert was a first-ever New Year’s Eve concert in 2025. Headlined by LL […]

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