SLO County parents petition to limit screen time in schools. Here’s how

Parents are circulating a petition saying that local classrooms would benefit from technology that serves as a learning tool ...
The Independent

I’m not a moaning teacher – my sweltering classroom shows we need to shut schools in this heatwave

I work in a junior school in Nottingham that was built in the 1980s. We’ve still got the original windows, but because there’s no money to maintain anything, half of them don’t open. It’s horrendously ...
The New York Times

Windows Are Open and Shoes Are Off, but Class Is Still On in Extreme Heat

Few schools in Britain or France have air-conditioning to keep children cool in soaring temperatures, leaving parents, teachers and officials divided about what to do. By Amelia Nierenberg and ...
Yahoo

SDUSD pushes to limit technology in classrooms

SAN DIEGO, Calif. (FOX5/KUSI) — The San Diego Unified School District wants to limit the use of technology in classrooms starting in August. The resolution would begin by limited streaming platforms ...
The Hamilton Spectator

Slave Lake schools adapt to AI in classrooms

Artificial intelligence is moving into Slave Lake classrooms faster than the province can write rules for it, leaving local teachers to figure out how to embrace the technology without letting kids ...
The Daily Gazette

In nightlife venues and college classrooms alike, young people search for new ways to stay ‘phone-free’

CHICAGO -- There’s something addictive about it. Sitting in bed late at night watching one 30-second clip after another. Bright, blue light illuminating the room. Whipping out a camera the moment a ...
Yahoo

Opinion - Randi Weingarten is right about screens in classrooms — but don’t stop there

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, has made a remarkable admission: Screens are damaging children ...
The Gazette

Divided regents vote to insert themselves in university searches, classrooms

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. IOWA CITY — Citing pressure from the Legislature, a divided Board of Regents on Tuesday approved two new ...
WDEL-FM

Cape Henlopen adds modular classrooms to ease overcrowding

LEWES, Del. — The Cape Henlopen School District is adding eight modular classrooms to help ease overcrowding at Cape Henlopen High School and the Sussex Consortium. District Public Information Officer ...
WRIC

Central Virginia parents urge schools to balance technology and hands-on learning in classrooms

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — More than 2,500 parents across Central Virginia are urging school leaders to reevaluate how technology is used in classrooms. Many are advocating for stricter limits ...