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
Lawsuit alleges a 23-month-old suffered a traumatic brain injury at California child care center.
Internal documents show how tech giants grabbed children’s attention throughout the day, a strategy that schools say has undermined education.
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…
The American Federation of Teachers recommended “no screens” at all for those in second grade or younger, and no A.I. chatbots for students in elementary school.
“I’m a pretty good writer by myself,” said Lillian, a second grader. “I don’t need your suggestions, Google!”
Four states have recently passed legislation to limit teaching and assessments via screens for students. So has the United States' second-largest school district.
Parents are desperate for answers.
Birthrates are down. Families are leaving New York City. So educators, especially at charter schools, are expanding their marketing efforts on social media and in subway stations.
No more YouTube or video games on school laptops. Textbooks and pencils are back. Some seventh graders say they prefer learning offline.