Links to reports from the Associated Press and National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on their initials below. (GAZA and UKRAINE entries for this date are HERE and HERE.) — MCM

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FROM AUG. 26  Schools are competing with cellphones. Here’s how they think they could win, by Carolyn Thompson | AP  Educators say their tried and true lesson plans are no longer enough to keep students engaged at a time of struggling mental health, shortened attention spans, reduced attendance and worsening academic performance. At the crux of these challenges?  READ MORE . . .

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FROM AUG. 27  As more schools ban cell phones, this is how it’s working at one Colorado school. Reported by Rachel Cohen | NPR  More schools across the country are starting to ban students’ cell phones during classes. As one Colorado school tries it out, staff like it, but students not so much. Click HERE to listen and read.