Elementary school often focuses on foundational skills such as reading, writing, math and socializing. But educators throughout Western Pennsylvania seem divided on the role of a progressively more ...

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is reviewing a $3 billion annual program that subsidizes internet access for schools and libraries, citing concerns over excessive screen time among ...

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced Wednesday it is launching a sweeping review of its school internet subsidy E-Rate program, citing concerns that increased screen time in schools ...

Kara Alaimo is a professor of communication at Fairleigh Dickinson University and advises parents, students and teachers on how to manage screen time. Her book “Over the Influence: Why Social Media Is ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul said Monday she’s open to the possibility of imposing limits on screen time in schools, citing the success of the smartphone ban and growing calls to curb technology in classrooms.

Parents hand out copies of the book at school board meetings. Administrators are relying on it for guidance on how to reduce the use of technology in their schools. Actor Hugh Grant promoted it and ...

After years of rapidly expanding classroom technology, a growing conversation is beginning to ask whether students are spending too much time on screens during the school day, with some calling the ...

Many parents fretting about the hold technology has over their kids’ every moment now say the less, the better. In Cambridge, where debate over the merits of screens has been especially pitched this ...

Thousands of students and educators in Upper Manhattan are in the midst of a digital detox this week as part of a collective effort to reduce the reliance on screens. “We all have seen it, the ...

Roku just unveiled what it’s calling its biggest Home Screen redesign in over a decade, and it launches today. Here are the details. New Roku Home Screen rolling out to over 100 million households ...

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. By Natasha Singer Natasha Singer has ...