Kentucky Senate panel hears testimony on classroom device harms; Fleming County schools to cap screen time and restore textbooks

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Neuroscientists and edtech critics testified before a Kentucky Senate education committee that heavy in-class use of internet-connected devices correlates with weaker, less durable learning. They urged limits on screen time and greater transparency around edtech platforms. Fleming County schools announced a new board policy capping daily in-school device minutes and plans to reintroduce textbooks, signaling a rollback of classroom technology.

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Neuroscientists and edtech critics told the Senate education committee that heavy, in‑class use of internet‑connected devices correlates with weaker, less durable learning

Fleming County schools described new board policy capping daily in‑school device minutes and plans to reintroduce textbooks

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Neuroscientists and edtech critics told the Senate education committee that heavy, in‑class use of internet‑connected devices correlates with weaker, less durable learning and urges limits and transparency. Fleming County schools described new board polic

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