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District is developing student screen-use guidance

Cambridge Public Schools · Aug 4, 2026

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Cambridge Public Schools2026-08-04published

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 agenda

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