Classrooms lean into analog learning in the AI era
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Parents, educators and lawmakers are pushing schools to curb classroom screen use amid concerns about student attention, behavior and learning.
Key facts
- McPherson Middle School principal Inge Esping told Axios that the suspension rate at her Kansas school fell 70% after cellphones were banned in 2022
- The American Federation of Teachers, the second-largest teachers' union in the U.S., released a 10-point plan to introduce AI and screen-time guardrails in classrooms
- 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
- At least 16 states — both red and blue — have introduced bills to limit classroom technology
Summary
School cellphone bans are expanding into broader efforts to limit screen use and establish guardrails around AI in education. 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 resolution limiting classroom screen time and eliminating school-issued devices for students in first grade and younger.