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AI In, Smartphones Out — The Digital Paradox Reshaping Classrooms in 2026

As of March 2026, roughly 60% of schools worldwide ban or restrict smartphones — up from 40% just a year earlier. France is expanding its ban to high schools, Germany is tightening rules state by state. AI walks into the classroom; the smartphone waits outside. How should we make sense of this paradox?