Schools Rethink Chromebooks as Evidence Mounts That Screens Undermine Learning

Schools Rethink Chromebooks as Evidence Mounts That Screens Undermine Learning

School districts across the country have begun to pull back from the once-unquestionable push to put a laptop in every student’s hands. What started as a pandemic necessity has morphed into a source of regret. Test scores stagnated or fell. Attention spans shortened. And now administrators say enough. In McPherson, Kan., middle schoolers turned in their personal Chromebooks at the end of 2025. The devices now sit on carts in classrooms, rolled o…