Brookline Parents Organization
Parents in Brookline have organized around questions of technology, childhood, and school policy.

LexKidsBeKids
A Lexington parent movement focused on protecting childhood and creating healthier boundaries around technology.

ReConnect Malden
A community effort focused on helping children and families build healthier relationships with technology.

Schools Beyond Screens Needham
A growing parent effort focused on thoughtful technology use in Needham Public Schools.

Schools Beyond Screens Medford
Parents are working with their School Committee and administration to examine technology and learning in Medford.

Schools Beyond Screens Natick
A coalition of parents and educators advocating for school policies grounded in independent research, public accountability and developmentally-appropriate practice.

The Intentional Tech Coalition of Concord

A coalition of Concord families, caregivers, and educators working in partnership with our schools, and with each other, toward intentional, research-informed technology choices at home and at school.

Turning Life On
A national organization supporting communities that are working to create more intentional, human-centered childhoods and schools.

What Are Schools Doing Differently?

The conversation isn't limited to parent groups. Some districts and schools are also changing their technology practices.

RJ Grey Statement

Acton-Boxborough: RJ Grey Jr. High

RJ Grey Junior High School is moving away from an environment where technology is "everywhere at all times" toward more intentional use. Students in Grades 7-8 will keep their school-issued Chromebooks at school rather than taking them home. The school is also changing classroom routines so that devices remain put away until they are needed, assigning homework that does not require technology, and providing students with planbooks to support organization.

The school explained its goal this way: reducing the amount of screen time and distraction students experience during the school day.

BPS: Moving Away from 1:1 Take-Home Devices

Boston Public Schools is also reconsidering how students access school-issued devices. The district's Office of Technology has announced that BPS is moving “toward classroom-based Chromebook carts rather than 1:1 take-home programs.”

The district's digital device policy also states that personal electronic devices, including laptops, tablets, smartphones, and virtual reality technologies, are prohibited during school hours unless approved by a school administrator.

At Boston Latin Academy (BLA), students in grades 7 through 9 will not be issued BPS Chromebooks to take home.

BLA Digital Device Policy

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