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It’s A Smartphone Life: More Than Half Of U.S. Children Now Have One

MindShift

These stats come from a new, nationally representative survey of media use among children ages 8-18, by Common Sense Media, which has been tracking this since 2003. Copyright 2019 NPR. The findings highlight the myriad ways young people are using their devices. This can be a problem given the temptation to multitask.

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Preventing Student Debt Problems Begins With Financial Literacy Education

Edsurge

These were the messages that influenced their decisions to pay exorbitant tuition prices when choosing their academic and career pathways, ultimately leading many underprepared and fiscally ignorant souls to secure student loans in an effort to reach economic mobility. However, insufficient financial literacy is also partly to blame.

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