HUFFPOST - Parents Are Fighting To Opt Kids Out Of Using Screens In Schools: 'The Screen Is Killing Him'
“I’m a pretty good writer by myself,” said Lillian, a second grader. “I don’t need your suggestions, Google!”
WASHINGTONPOST (Lauren Lumpkin) - Why some schools are cutting back on the technology they spent billions on
At least a dozen states have proposed or adopted policies to curb screen time, such as time limits and allowing families to opt out of virtual instruction.
WASHINGTONPOST (Lauren Lumpkin) - School cellphone bans don’t affect test scores or attendance, study finds
Educators favor cellphone bans, but research shows that while new rules have reduced phone usage in schools, there has been little academic change.
AMERICANGREATNESS (Martin Friedenthal) - School-Issued Technology Is Just as Distracting as Smartphones
As teachers, I think we’re all playing a game of Whack-A-Mole with our students’ technology. And I don’t primarily mean their smartphones, which have been […] Source
NPR (Sequoia Carrillo) - Several states — and the LA public schools — are setting limits on screen time
Four states have recently passed legislation to limit teaching and assessments via screens for students. So has the United States' second-largest school district.
NYTIMES (Natasha Singer) - In Backlash Against Tech in Schools, Parents Are Winning Rollbacks
From Salt Lake City to New York City, parents are demanding more sway over the digital tools that schools give children.
NEWSNATIONNOW (Ashley N. Soriano) - Why one CEO says AI colleges are the future
The classroom was once just a room with desks, books and dry erase boards, but in the age of technology, it's been reimagined.
NYTIMES (Molly Worthen) - You Can’t Game Your Way to a Real Education
Technology must return to its proper place in the classroom — as a supplemental tool rather than the source and summit of education.
NYTIMES (Natasha Singer and David Robert Elliott) - Chromebook Remorse: Tech Backlash at Schools Extends Beyond Phones
No more YouTube or video games on school laptops. Textbooks and pencils are back. Some seventh graders say they prefer learning offline.
NYTIMES (Jackie Mader) - iPads in Kindergarten, YouTube on Breaks: The School Screen-Time Battle
Mounting evidence shows that excessive computer use can harm children, so parents are cutting back at home. Now, the debate has shifted to the classroom.