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House committee backs study into elementary classroom screen time
Summary
A House committee gave House Memorial 2 a due-pass recommendation after educators and school leaders urged a study into how classroom screen time and online assessments affect elementary students’ learning, equity and well-being.
A legislative committee voted to give House Memorial 2 a due-pass recommendation after educators and school leaders urged a study of screen time in elementary classrooms.
The memorial asks the Legislative Education Study Committee to examine how screens are used for instruction and assessment, and to report on their effects on early literacy, numeracy, social-emotional development and physical well‑being. The sponsor said the measure aims to inform instructional practice and complement pending assessment-related bills focused on elementary grades.
Whitney Holland, president of AOT New Mexico, told the committee that screens have…
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