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Parents, educators urge Kansas board to limit classroom screen time and rethink device reliance; call for clearer assessment benchmarks
Summary
At the State Board of Education meeting, multiple public commentators urged limits on in‑class personal device use, wider use of paper‑based instruction, and raised concerns about Kansas assessment cut scores. Board members and staff said KSDE will provide district‑level data and research to inform guidance.
Several parents and education advocates used the citizens’ open forum at the Aug. 12 Kansas State Board of Education meeting to press the board for guidance limiting school screen time, encourage a return to “pen and paper” instruction in classrooms, and to raise concerns about assessment cut scores.
Kim Whitman, a parent, asked the board to adopt a resolution modeled on Burke County Schools (N.C.) urging districts to “prioritize investments in physical learning materials,” limiting screen use for note taking, reading comprehension and assessments and reserving digital tools for tasks with demonstrable instructional advantage.…
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