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District is developing student screen-use guidance
Cambridge Public Schools · Aug 4, 2026
What happened
After analyzing student screen use during the spring, the administration planned an August update on guidance for appropriate technology use and monitoring screen time. The collected agenda does not establish a final policy.
Why it matters to families
Future guidance could change how often students use devices, which digital tools classrooms use, and what families are told about screen-based instruction and assessments.
The evidence
The May 19 agenda schedules a presentation on the district's screen-use analysis. The August 4 agenda lists follow-up work on appropriate-technology guidance and student screen-time monitoring; earlier April minutes show that a proposed temporary PreK-2 pause was referred to the superintendent rather than adopted.
The source
August 4, 2026 regular-meeting agendaSee the full record for Cambridge Public Schools.
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