Starting next school year, Baltimore students in kindergarten through second grade have screen time limits of 15 to 20 minutes per day in class — a first for Central Maryland school districts. They’ll also have to share laptops and tablets, rather than getting assigned their own. Santelises said City Schools wants its youngest learners to have more in-person, hands-on experiences without distractions.
Across the country, most students are using computers and tablets in school by kindergarten, and far more of them are doing so on their personal devices than before the pandemic. At least five states are considering scaling back on technology in the classroom, from in-class screen time limits in Virginia to a complete ban on digital devices through fifth grade in Tennessee.