Tech free classrooms

NBC News - Parents around the country are pressuring schools to cut back on screen time in class, presenting a tough question: What does that look like in 2026? I recently visited a rural district in North Carolina that experimented with going tech-free for two days a week. Several eighth graders told me they liked that it got them talking to classmates more, and they had fewer headaches from staring at screens. I also exclusively obtained survey results on how the trial went. While there were some big benefits and a lot of support from teachers, the survey revealed practical limits and hiccups that come with a big disruption like this.