After the U.S. spent $30 billion replacing textbooks with laptops, experts say student test scores and cognitive skills have declined. Researchers link heavier classroom screen use to weaker attention and learning.

CoSN recently released the 2026 Driving K-12 Innovation Report, which is a continuation of the annual Driving K-12 Innovation Series.

The journey to the superintendency for these educators is fraught with systemic hurdles, but it offers the promise of transformative change.

How do you get teenagers to put their phones away for hours at a time? That is the question many schools are trying to solve.