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How "The Digital Delusion" is fueling a movement to reduce screens in schools

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Tyler Kingkade

5h ago· 11 min readenNews

Summary

Jared Cooney Horvath's self-published book "The Digital Delusion" has become the catalyst for a grassroots movement to limit screen time in schools. The book connects the decline in standardized test scores among American children to the rise of education technology in public schools. Parents, administrators, and even actor Hugh Grant have rallied around the book, which argues that increased technology use in classrooms is harming student learning outcomes.

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Jared Cooney Horvath went from a relatively unknown educational consultant to the intellectual guide of a grassroots movement to limit screen time in schools, thanks to his self-published book 'The Digital Delusion.'
The book, which he released last December, ties the yearslong downward trend in standardized test scores among American children to the rise of education technology in public schools.
Parents hand out copies of the book at school board meetings. Administrators are relying on it for guidance on how to reduce the use of technology in their schools.
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“The Digital Delusion” by Jared Cooney Horvath connects the collapse in standardized test scores to the rise of education technology in public schools.

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