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What we’re reading: March 13, 2026

The Education Gadfly
3.13.2026
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WHAT WE’RE READING

“Indiana board finalizes new A–F school accountability system”—Casey Smith, Indiana Capital Chronicle (See SCHOOLED’s discussion of Indiana’s new system here.)

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In the New York Times, the Hechinger Report’s Jackie Mader looks at the rise in iPad use and other in-school screen time for even the youngest elementary school students. Concerned parents are pushing back against 1:1 devices and “gamified” academic work.


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