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Illinois governor to back ‘screen-free schools’ and join national trend to ban cellphones in class

By JOHN O’CONNOR Associated Press Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is aiming to improve student achievement, social interaction and the mental health of public school students by proposing a statewide ban on cellphones in classrooms, an idea that is rapidly gaining traction nationally regardless of political persuasion. The Democrat’s top education aide, Martin Torres, said Pritzker

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