2026-07-27T11:48:15.91822Z

Schools across America are quietly admitting that screens in classrooms made students worse off and are reversing years of tech-first policies

fortune.com/article/schools-abandoning-chromebooks-laptop-programs-as-screen-time-hurts-learning-test-scores-north-carolina-michigan-kansas-tech-education/

Chromebooks at Newfield Elementary School in August 2020, in Stamford, Conn.

FortuneSchools across America are quietly admitting that screens in classrooms made students worse off and are reversing years of tech-first policies | FortuneMillions were spent putting laptops in every student’s hands. Now schools want them back as tech falls short of the miracle solution it was sold as.

2026-07-27T20:33:49.135248Z

Duamerthrax@Duamerthrax@lemmy.world

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Toss the chromebooks and let kids mess with the inner workings of the computer. Teach them to make their own backups and have restore drives available.