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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hardy has been reducing screen usage over time in response to parents' feedback.

The problem is DCPS pushes screens.  Cheaper  for them (though worse for students) and gives them control, which they are need for since they don't trust their teachers (which says something about their managerial (in)competence.

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This is so depressing. I suspect the DCPS schools that limit screen time (Hardy and I guess Ross) have principals who are strong enough to push back. [/quote]

It's not strong principals it's hefty budgets. The school community can heavily supplement or replace the screen led curriculum. It's just inequity disguised in another way.[/quote]

How would that even work? Let's not start a class riot here.

Im at one of these schools and I don't see how the PTO budget relates in any way to screen time. The one correlation I might draw is that upper income parents tend to be more cautious about screens and open about communicating that to school leadership, so maybe they respond to parents.

I was also at Title 1 school that used screens all day long. This always felt like a leadership choice.[/quote]

Schools can literally purchase additional curriculum, with money they get from PTOs. And they do! Their facilities are nicer and bigger with more outdoor and indoor space to provide recess alternatives.

And, frankly, while not a purely financial issue, there is less diversity of educational levels which means that they don't need as much adaptive tech to create differentiation for students.[/quote]

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