So Much for Chromebooks -- Los Angeles Moves to Limit Screen Time in Schools

About this episode

The episode discusses Los Angeles' new resolution to limit screen time in schools and the challenges facing private colleges in America.

This Week: The board of the nation’s 2nd largest school district unanimously approved a resolution to place strong limits on screen time for students starting in the 26-27 school year. Citing extensive research showing the negative consequences of too much screen time on everything from vision, to engagement, to mental health, the district’s policy will have a sliding scale of maximum screen time, from 0 minutes for the youngest students to greater amounts as students get older. This may be good news for the growing number of parents who see screen time as concerning, and t eachers who are struggling to keep students’ attention in the classroom. Plus, a fascinating story about the looming threat to American’s private, nonprofit colleges, almost one quarter of which are at risk of closure in the next decade . Is this just a response to the shrinking number of students, or something more? Manuel and Jeff discuss! MAXIMUM WOKENESS ALERT -- get your All of the Above swag, including your own “Teach the Truth” shirt! In this moment of relentless attacks on teaching truth in the classroom, we got you covered. https://all-of-the-above-store.creator-spring.com Watch, listen and subscribe…

People in this episode

Hosts: Manuel, Jeff

Topics covered

• screen time limits
• education policy
• mental health
• private colleges
• student engagement

Keywords

• screen time
• education
• mental health
• private colleges
• student engagement
• Los Angeles
• policy

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Organizations: Los Angeles, Apple Podcast, Spotify, AOTAshow.com, Teach the Truth

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