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Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study
Coverage of Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study in the Nexus archive.
- Schools across America are quietly admitting that screens in classrooms made students worse off and are reversing years of tech-first policies
Schools across America, including McPherson Middle School in Kansas, are phasing out school-issued laptops after finding they caused distractions and failed to improve academic outcomes. Studies and reports indicate that widespread technology use in classrooms correlates with declining math and science scores, prompting schools to revert to traditional methods like pen-and-paper note-taking.