Rules around school screen time are in flux, and policies on AI in the classroom are vague, if they exist at all. Students are stepping in to fill the gap.
LOS ANGELES (Aug. 6, 2026) -- This school year, the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) and several neighboring school districts are introducing stricter age-based limits on classroom screen ...
Los Angeles public schools will ban screens for their youngest learners and limit device usage for other students, marking one of the most aggressive attempts to restrict the amount of time children ...
Gov. Greg Abbott is calling on lawmakers to restrict the amount of time students spend using screens. Several school districts, including Dallas ISD and Richardson ISD, have created their own rules.
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Los Angeles Unified School District, the second largest school district in the country, has adopted new guidelines limiting ...
Some school districts, including Greenwich and Norwalk, have already stopped providing devices to students in early grades.
Screen time at school is tech-ing a toll on tots. Rather than reading, writing and arithmetic, students as young as preschoolers are learning the fundamentals of Chromebooks, iPads and apps in 2026.
When Lila Byock’s oldest son was 11, she began to worry about how much time he spent on his school-issued iPad. It seemed as if he wasn’t allowed to go anywhere without it. “To the point that he was ...
Pasco County children will be spending much less time in front of computers when they return to school in August. Instead, they’ll get additional direct, hands-on lessons aimed at solidifying their ...
The Williamsburg-James City County school system wants to continue using technology to help prepare students for today’s digital-based world, but also is intent on making sure it’s used appropriately.
Fleming County School District limiting student screen time on classroom devices. Researchers say since incorporating online learning methods, standardized test scores in Kentucky have steadily ...
Roughly half a million Los Angeles Unified School District students return to class Wednesday with new screen time rules in place. In June, LAUSD board members unanimously approved a new policy that ...