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Signs reading, "Screens down, pencils up," are seen a school board meeting at the Lower Merion School District Administration Building on Monday, May 11, 2026, in Ardmore, Pa.

America's tech-filled classrooms are facing a backlash against school-assigned devices

by Jocelyn Gecker of the Associated Press

After pouring billions of dollars into laptops, tablets, and learning apps, many schools are facing a digital reckoning.

Signs reading, "Screens down, pencils up," are seen a school board meeting at the Lower Merion School District Administration Building on Monday, May 11, 2026, in Ardmore, Pa.

Some parents don’t want their kids to use tech at school. But districts are pushing back

by Sharon Lurye of the Associated Press

A row of lockers in a school hallway.

First Amendment rights at center of clash between Pa. schools and students over ICE walkouts

by Amanda Fries

Banners for the "Rising Up: Rocky" exhibition hang outside of the Philadelphia Museum of Art in Philadelphia.

Philadelphia museum brings Rocky statue inside after decades of tension

by Associated Press

The U.S. Department of Education building is seen in Washington, D.C.

Trump admin terminates agreements to protect transgender students with Pa. district, other schools

by Associated Press

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