Just in time for summer, Seattle Public Schools started a new cell phone policy.

The goal is to increase student focus.

We’ll get into some new research about what school cell phone bans can actually change for students with Duke University Professor Jason Baron.

Read the study results here.

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Just in time for summer, Seattle Public Schools started a new cell phone policy.
The goal is to increase student focus.
We&rsquo;ll get into some new research about what school cell phone bans can actually change for students with Duke University Professor Jason Baron.
Read the study results <a href="https://tom-dee.github.io/files/w35132.pdf">here</a>.
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Seattle Now is KUOW's flagship daily news podcast. Seattle Now brings you quick headlines, smart analysis, and award-winning local news. New episodes every weekday morning and afternoon. Start and end your day with Seattle Now, from KUOW and the NPR Network.

Seattle Now is KUOW's flagship daily news podcast. Seattle Now brings you quick headlines, smart analysis, and award-winning local news. New episodes every weekday morning and afternoon. Start and end your day with Seattle Now, from KUOW and the NPR Network.

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Just in time for summer, Seattle Public Schools started a new cell phone policy.  The goal is to increase student focus.  We’ll get into some new research about what school cell phone bans can actually change for students with Duke University Professor Jason Baron.

Seattle Public Schools just restricted phones. What's next for students?

Today, we’re bringing you the best from the KUOW Newsroom and KNKX.

First, as Seattleites reel from the city's worst mass shooting in years, North Seattle voters are poised to pick a new city councilmember. That race that will likely be defined by gun violence. KUOW’s Scott Greenstone reports.

And, tribal families from around the Northwest have been traveling in traditional cedar canoes since mid July, part of an annual canoe journey. The theme of this year’s journey is “healing through our waters by honoring our ancestors.” The destination is the Nisqually Medicine Creek Potlach, near Olympia. KNKX environment reporter Bellamy Pailthorp got an invitation to ride along during a practice with the Nisqually Canoe Family. She brings us this audio postcard.

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Today, we&rsquo;re bringing you the best from the KUOW Newsroom and KNKX.
First, as Seattleites reel from the city's worst mass shooting in years, North Seattle voters are poised to pick a new city councilmember. That race that will likely be defined by gun violence. KUOW&rsquo;s Scott Greenstone reports.
And, tribal families from around the Northwest have been traveling in traditional cedar canoes since mid July, part of an annual&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nisqually-nsn.gov/heritage/Medicine_Creek_Potlatch_Journey">canoe journey</a>. The theme of this year&rsquo;s journey is &ldquo;healing through our waters by honoring our ancestors.&rdquo; The destination is the Nisqually Medicine Creek Potlach, near Olympia. <a href="https://www.knkx.org/">KNKX</a> environment reporter Bellamy Pailthorp got an invitation to ride along during a practice with the Nisqually Canoe Family. She brings us this audio postcard.
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Weekend Listen: We preview Seattle's District 5 race, and tribal traditions come to life as annual canoe journey lands at Nisqually 

Mayor Wilson announces new interim police chief, Sound Transit releases timeline for light rail to Ballard, and fire season in the PNW is off to a roaring start.

It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Patricia Murphy.

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Mayor Wilson announces new <a href="https://www.kuow.org/crime/2026-07-31/seattle-police-closing-in-on-another-suspect-in-seattle-center-mass-shooting">interim police chief</a>, Sound Transit releases timeline for light rail to Ballard, and fire season in the PNW is off to a roaring start.
It&rsquo;s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Patricia Murphy.
We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. <a href="https://donate.kuow.org/donate/seattlenow">Tap here</a> to make a gift and keep Seattle Now in your feed.&nbsp;
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Mayor Wilson announces new interim police chief, Sound Transit releases timeline for light rail to Ballard, and fire season in the PNW is off to a roaring start.

Friday Evening Headlines

This week, the Blue Angels are causing excitement and anger in Seattle once again, 2 mystery base jumpers jumped off the Space Needle and haven't been found, and hundreds of law school graduates in the state had their bar exam cancelled.

Too Beautiful To Live Co-Host Andrew Walsh and Author Geraldine DeRuiter are here to break down the week.

We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. Tap here to make a gift and keep Seattle Now in your feed. 

Got questions about local news or story ideas to share? We want to hear from you! Email us at seattlenow@kuow.org, leave us a voicemail at (206) 616-6746 or leave us feedback online.

This week, the Blue Angels are causing excitement and anger in Seattle once again, 2 mystery base jumpers jumped off the Space Needle and haven't been found, and hundreds of law school graduates in the state had their bar exam cancelled.
Too Beautiful To Live Co-Host Andrew Walsh and Author Geraldine DeRuiter are here to break down the week.
We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. <a href="https://donate.kuow.org/donate/seattlenow">Tap here</a> to make a gift and keep Seattle Now in your feed.&nbsp;
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This week, the Blue Angels are causing excitement and anger in Seattle once again, 2 mystery base jumpers jumped off the Space Needle and haven't been found, and hundreds of law school graduates in the state had their bar exam cancelled.  Too Beautiful To Live Co-Host Andrew Walsh and Author Geraldine DeRuiter are here to break down the week.

Seattle Public Schools just restricted phones. What's next for students?

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