DISTRACTION-FREE SCHOOLS ADVOCACY

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​​LEGISLATION

• DISTRACTION-FREE SCHOOLS MODEL LEGISLATION PACKAGE - Model state legislation to share with legislators.​​

• Briefing Document - Why and FAQs​​​​​​

• Letter of Support for DFS Model Policy Package - Please share this with your networks

• Legislation Advocacy Playbook - Step-by-step advocacy for the DFS legislation package

• National Digital Product Impact Survey - Share with parents/caregivers and educators

• National Flyer - Download, print, and share 

• State Legislative Advocacy Tips - Source: NAMI et. al. 

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SCHOOL DISTRICT RESOLUTION

• DFS Schools Over Screen Model Resolution - Share with your local school board

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TEMPLATES - Copy and edit

• Bill #1: Skills Over Screens Testimony Template

• Bill #2: Digital Product Registry Act Testimony Template

• Bill #3: Digital Product Opt-Out Act Testimony Template

• Legislator Letter/Email - School Tech

• Indiv/Org. Support Request

• Dr. Opt Out Note

• Parent Opt Out Note

• Testimony Suggestions

• Sample OpEd

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Recently Added Resources​

• Fairplay Ed Tech Action Kit

• SFCxUS EdTech Resource Library

• SFCxUS Intentional EdTech Database

• The Science of Learning Webinar with Jared Cooney Horvath, moderated by Stan Winborne.

• List of EdTech News Media Articles, Research, Books, etc. - Source: School Beyond Screens​​

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TALKING POINTS/ARTICLES

• Research and Publications List - Created by Laura D., covering all three topics

• EdTech Talking Points

• Local Control talking points

• The Screen That Ate Your Child's Education - Jean Twenge

• How Much Screen Time is Your Child Getting at School

• A Recipe for Ediocy - Atlantic - What happens when even college students can't do math anymore?

• Have Humans Passed Peak Brain Power?

• Fairplay Ed Tech Action Kit - Fairplay

• We gave Students Laptops and Took Away Their Brains - Dr. Jared Cooney Harvath

• The EdTech Revolution Has Failed - Dr. Jared Cooney Horvath

• One mom's fight to get a non-digital learning option for her child

• I-Ready brain break examples

• Fit for Purpose? - Faith Boninger, T. Philip Nichols - National Education Policy Center

• Get Tech Out of the Classroom Before it’s Too Late - The New York Times Opinion by Jessica Grose

• Edtech Exposed - EdTech Law Center

• LA Parents say school-issued iPads and Chromebooks cause chaos - LAUSD article about Lila Byock

• When childhood Conditions Change, Schools Must Adapt - Educator Andrew Cantarutti Substack article.

• Ed tech is Profitable. It is also mostly useless - The Economist

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I-Ready

• Talking with your school about I-Ready - A helpful guide from Scrolling 2 Death 

• Podcast episode where Nicki Petrossi & attorney Andy Liddell explain the lawsuit and answer questions.

• 13 Million Students, Zero Meaningful Evidence - Jared Cooney Horvath's Substack article on i-Ready

 

AI IN SCHOOLS

• Four Worst Ways AI Has Affected Schools

• AI Tools in Society: Impacts on Cognitive Offloading and the Future of Critical Thinking

• Generative AI Can Harm Learning

• Time for a Pause: Without Effective Public Oversight, AI in Schools Will Do More Harm Than Good.

• AI Won't Give American Children the Education They Need - Michael Bloomberg Op-Ed

• Colleges are Preparing to Self-Lobotomize - Atlantic Article

• Can AI Really Personalize Learning

• Chromebook on 2026 Sexual Exploitation Dirty Dozen List

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VIDEOS

• Our Kids’ IQs Are Dropping. Is Big Tech to Blame?

• No, The Learner Doesn't Always Know Best - Jared Cooney Horvath (JCH), The Digital Delusion Video Series Chapter 1

• Paper Beats Screen-Why Students Score Lower on Digital Tests - JCH, The Digital Delusion Chapter 2

• The Real Reason Why Digital Reading Fails  - JCH, The Digital Delusion Chapter 3

• The Digital Literacy Paradox: More Tech=Worse Skills - JCH, The Digital Delusion Chapter 4

• Do Meta-Analyses Really Show ChatGPT Improves Learning?  - The Digital Delusion Chapters 6 & 7

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