Teens can't get off their phones. Here's what some schools are doing about it
Teens spend much of their days on their phones — many of them during school. Here's how schools and teachers are trying to fix that.
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A captive market: The high price of prison phone calls
When Diane Lewis' son, Jovaan, was sentenced to prison, she told him to call her every day. What he didn't know at the time is that those collect calls often meant Diane was unable to pay her other bills. Today on the show, how prison phone calls got so expensive, and the movement to make them free.
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Related listening:
The Uncounted Workforce
From Prison to the Workforce
The Prisoner's Solution
For sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org.
Music by Drop Electric. Find us: TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Newsletter.
Man Accused Of Bribing AT&T Employees In Conspiracy To Unlock Millions Of Phones
U.S. officials say the Pakistani man committed the crimes as part of a business to unlock and resell stolen phones. At least three employees accused in the case are cooperating with authorities.
'I Am Calling Randomly To Say Hi': Eritreans, Ethiopians Phone Each Other Amid Thaw
As Ethiopia and Eritrea declared peace, long-dead phone lines came alive. People spoke with relatives and strangers. "We will be family," an Eritrean told an Ethiopian who randomly dialed him.
Laptops And Phones In The Classroom: Yea, Nay Or A Third Way?
We asked teachers, professors, a psychiatrist and a technologist for their thoughts, and we heard a range of opinions on one of the most "weirdly divisive" issues in education.