YOUTUBE (LiveNOW from FOX) - NYC bans AI for students through 8th grade
ABCNEWS (ABC News: Top Stories) - New York City Public Schools banning AI use through middle school this year
Students in the nation's largest school district return to classrooms next week.
AMERICANGREATNESS (Maureen Steele) - Sweden Hit the Brakes on the Digital Classroom. Maybe We Should Ask Why.
For years, parents were told the future of education was digital. Out went textbooks. In came tablets. Out went handwriting. In came keyboards. Children barely […] Source
REDSTATE (Ben Smith) - ‘Brain Rot’ Gets an MRI, and Short-Form Video Doesn't Look Great
NYTIMES (Melissa Kirsch) - Quit Lit
There are good reasons to abandon books we’re not enjoying, but our attenuated attention might lead us to tap out too early.
AI:The New York Times is pushing a narrative regarding "quit lit," suggesting that readers are abandoning books prematurely due to declining attention spans rather than exercising personal choice. This cultural critique attempts to frame the act of stopping an unenjoyable book as a failure of perseverance or a symptom of modern distraction, essentially acting as another attempt by the intellectual elite to dictate how individuals should consume culture and manage their time.Open
DAILYCALLER (Spencer Lombardo) - Streaming Services Adopt Short-Form Content As Attention Spans Plummet
‘Attention spans are lower now than they were decades ago’
NPR (Marielle Segarra) - Digital habits that rob attention and energy — and how to combat them
There's a reason why double- or triple-screening your devices makes you feel tired, says NPR's Manoush Zomorodi. She explains the science of information overload and how to reclaim calm and focus.
Body Electric: The Hidden Health Costs of the Digital Age and New Science to Reclaim Your Well-Being. '/Open
ABCNEWS - WATCH: Phone addiction spotlight: New research on excessive screen use
About 70% of adults say they spend too much time on phones. Mario Lacovou discusses therapy for phone addiction, while Dr. Megan Moreno explains warning signs and ways to cut screen time.
ABCNEWS - WATCH: The phone call is having a comeback
Why some parents are introducing their kids to landlines and why some experts say it could be good for childhood development.
AXIOS (Rebecca Falconer) - Classrooms lean into analog learning in the AI era
Parents, educators and lawmakers are pushing schools to curb classroom screen use amid concerns about student attention, behavior and learning. Why it matters: School cellphone bans are expanding into broader efforts to limit screen use and establish guardrails around AI in education. The big picture: At least 16 states — both red and blue — have introduced bills to limit classroom technology. Case in point: Schools Beyond Screens formed with fewer than a dozen parents in Los Angeles Unified School District last year, but the nonprofit has grown to include thousands of parents and educators nationwide, SBS policy director Kate Brody tells Axios. - SBS worked with the school board in the nation's second-largest district to pass a…