Gretchen Whitmer: “Earlier this month, I signed the bills to limit phones…”

“And late last year, we convened the first ever Michigan Literacy summit of experts. I want to thank our state superintendent, Dr. Glenn Malenko, on his focus on literacy. Thank you, Dr. Malayko. And Earlier this month, I signed the bills to limit phones during class time. Students. Yeah, give yourselves a round of applause. Students can better focus on learning and our teachers can do what they do best. Teach. I called for this in last year's address.” (20:48–20:53)

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