A growing number of districts are rethinking how much screen time belongs in early elementary classrooms. As device refresh cycles, tighter budgets, parent pressure, and new research converge, leaders are beginning to reassess long-standing assumptions about 1:1 access, digital practice, and the role technology should play in teacher-led instruction.

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Canon-McMillan School District’s decision to remove 1:1 Chromebooks from K-2 classrooms is part of a broader reassessment of how much technology young students should use during the school day. The district is also moving grades 3-8 toward shared carts, phasing out supplemental platforms including IXL and Reflex Math, and redirecting some spending toward physical textbooks and workbooks. District leaders framed the change around