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Getting used to ‘cellphone-free education’ may be just as hard for parents as it is for teenagers

Two teen boys sit on a large couch next to their mother. They speak with their father who sits in a leather chair to the side.

There’s broad support for limiting students’ use of cellphones during the school day. But families are increasingly made up of digital natives who are used to being able to communicate instantly. How will they fare under anticipated new guidance for Virginia schools?

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University of Akron President Gary Miller pushed into retirement, emails show

Gary Miller, then president of the University of Akron, speaks during the ceremonial swearing-in of Akron Mayor Shammas Malik.

Over the course of just five minutes, University of Akron leaders made a stunning pair of announcements: President Gary Miller would be retiring, although he was contracted to hold his job for three more years. And he would be immediately replaced by the business school dean, R.J. Nemer.

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