Page 41 - Education Sciences News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

His proposal will fuel research on local, state and federal policies related to children using smartphones in school

Six in 10 students say they are texting or checking social media on their phones while classes are in session, noted Sen. Mitt Romney. “The negative impacts of social media on the well-being of our children are becoming more and more evident,” Romney, R-Utah, said in a press release. “Curbing the non-educational use of smartphones in the classroom may not only help raise students’ GPAs and increase their focus, but also help improve the mental health of our students.”

More than half of undergraduate students i.e. 54 per cent who enrolled for a four-year course in U.S. post-secondary institutions in 2014-15 completed their degree or certificate at the institution where they started within 8 years, according to provisional data from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES).

/PRNewswire/ -- More than half of undergraduate students who entered a four-year, degree-granting U.S. postsecondary institution in 2014-15 – 54 percent...

EconoTimes is a fast growing non-partisan source of news and intelligence on global economy and financial markets, providing timely, relevant, and critical insights for market professionals and those who want to make informed investment decisions.