Screens are saturating U.S. classrooms, fueling a backlash on school-issued devices

According to Ballotpedia, proposals limiting screen time in classrooms have been introduced in over a dozen states. Just a few years ago, America’s public schools were rushing to get every child a laptop. Anna Soffer, a Los Angeles middle school teacher, remembers it well: “The idea was that technology is the future, so we need to put tech in every child’s hands.”Now, the conversation has flipped. After pouring billions of dollars into laptops, tablets and learning apps, many schools are...