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“Young children are given too much screen time and not enough interaction with peers or adults and their environments. They need more conversation, not a screen at a restaurant, in the shopping cart, in the car, in the stroller, etc. Adults need to be talking to them, reading to them, giving them opportunities to explore their community.” zurl.co/32sno

Schools across the U.S. are starting to rethink the abundance of digital devices in classrooms zurl.co/uCkiK

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How reading books can lead to better mental health zurl.co/XnuUs

Love to see kids getting back to the library to read books! 📚

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As schools become increasingly dominated by screens, a growing number of parents are moving in the opposite direction, embracing “classical” schools built around books, discussion, handwriting and face-to-face debate. bit.ly/4f95RjY

San Antonio’s Central Library is imploring locals to "Read Like Wemby," displaying some of the NBA star's favorite books. 📚 zurl.co/JjIdd

The school will offer a dedicated program for children on the autism spectrum where they can receive therapeutic supports integrated into the school day, without being pulled out of class. zurl.co/QQ00k

An upper Manhattan mom was tired of screen time. She convinced 38 schools to take a ‘screen break.’ zurl.co/lPAKB

@PittsburghPG Doesn't help much to remove cell phones if you don't take away chromebooks or dramatically limit their use..... Need to get back to intentional tech use - not passive overuse and doom scrolling.

School cellphone ban can't be OK'd fast enough for ‘fed up’ parents and teachers post-gazette.com/news/education…

The EdTech industry is wrong: “struggling learners” need less tech, not more zurl.co/38lvl

I’m so thankful these weren’t around when I was in school. I feel like I won the education lottery. Putting laptops, tablets and apps, etc. in the classroom will go down as one of the worst educational mistakes in modern US history.

Yes - lets get books in kids hands! 📚 Lets read like Wemby!

Understanding history starts with being able to read it. 🇺🇸✨ The Story of America helps students explore key moments in U.S. history through accessible text, multiple perspectives, and engaging nonfiction and historical fiction. 📖 It is designed to build both historical understanding and reading confidence. 👏 #AmericanHistory #HiLoBooks #ReadingConfidence Get more info here! 👉 zurl.co/lbn8C

Get kids off screens and back to books!

An upper Manhattan mom was tired of screen time. She convinced 38 schools to take a ‘screen break.’ chalkbeat.org/newyork/2026/0…

Read what administrators, students and teachers in Granville County, NC had to say about their district's "tech-free" experiment nbcnews.com/news/education… @NBCNews

The biggest flex is a well read mind.

Houston-area private and charter schools are limiting screens and returning to paper to support learning and social skills, as research indicates time on digital devices can affect some learning. houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-t…