A cutting-edge educational tool called Tinkerbot is revolutionizing the way young students learn to code in a world where screens are taking over. Tinkerbot is a screenless coding bot that was created ...

Mounting evidence shows that excessive computer use can harm children, so parents are cutting back at home. Now, the debate has shifted to the classroom. By Jackie Mader This story was produced by The ...

[Editor’s Note: This is the fourth in a series by Oren Etzioni about AI usage and best practices.] I’ve been writing code since before most of today’s vibe coding founders were born. So when I sat ...

Too much screen use among kids and teens – including endless social media scrolling, nonstop texting and hours of video games – can be harmful, and it has become a public health concern in the United ...

Third grade students in an Ossining, N.Y. classroom complete math problems on individual white boards instead of on computers. Credit: Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report The Hechinger Report covers one ...

Teacher Jill Anderson reads to her class. Concerned about effects on students, Anderson has removed most screen time from her classroom. Credit: Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report The Hechinger Report ...

When Libby Sanford’s son comes home from kindergarten in Beaverton, she hopes to hear tales of new friends, lunch in the cafeteria and playground games. Instead, her son Max often wants to talk about ...