Schools across America are quietly admitting that screens in classrooms made students worse off and are reversing years of tech-first policies
Home Latest Fortune 500 Finance Tech Leadership Lifestyle Rankings Multimedia Innovation Education Schools across America are quietly admitting that screens in classrooms made students worse off and are reversing years of tech-first policies By Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez Reporter By Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez Reporter April 10, 2026, 3:58 AM ET Add us on Chromebooks at Newfield Elementary School in August 2020, in Stamford, Conn.
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