The Iowa City Community School District is inching closer to tightening its device policy in response to the Iowa Make America Healthy Again law, a series of sweeping public health and educational reforms enacted by Gov. Kim Reynolds.
Part of the legislation requires Iowa school boards to adopt written technology policies for K-5 students that limit digital instruction time to no more than 60 minutes per day, with some exceptions.
The latest “Screentime Results Survey” was presented to the ICCSD board on Tuesday, June 23, revealing that both teachers and families want a more balanced approach to educational technology access and less screen time for elementary students…