EducationJun 4, 2026Students with disabilities warn school screen bans could restrict access to needed assistive technologyA California ninth grader with dyslexia reports marked academic improvement after using school-provided assistive technology (speech-to-text, audiobooks, photo captu...Assistive technology in educationScreen bans in schoolsUniversal Design for Learning (UDL)
EducationJul 10, 2026FCC Reviews E-Rate School Internet SubsidyFCC Chairman Brendan Carr has asked the agency to review the E-Rate program, which subsidizes monthly internet bills for many public schools, libraries, and some pri...Federal Communications Commission (FCC)Screen bans in schoolsE-Rate program
EducationAug 13, 2026·ProvisionalU.S. Schools Expand Phone Bans; Teens Seek Offline SupportThe Guardian reports that as students return to school this month, many U.S. classrooms are enforcing bans on smartphones. The article says phone policies are now in...Screen bans in schoolsSmartphones
EducationJun 9, 2026Sweden to Ban Mobile Phones in SchoolsSweden's government will ban mobile phones in schools beginning in the fall for the next academic year as part of a policy shift begun in 2023 to emphasize books and...Screen bans in schoolsSweden
