Social media could be shaping how kids’ brains learn—and not for the better

Researchers found that even limited social media use can hurt children’s ability to focus and retain information—echoing what ...
WTVD

'We want our kids to be ready': Raleigh school puts social media into its curriculum

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- A Raleigh school is dealing head-on with some of the hardest issues facing our young children. A lot of those issues revolve around social media, which is built into the ...

Kids who use social media score lower on reading and memory tests, a study shows

Data from a large, ongoing study of adolescents shows a link between increasing social media use and lower cognition and ...
Education Week

Kids’ Social Media Use Linked to Lower Reading and Memory Scores, Study Suggests

The study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, or JAMA, on Oct. 13, found that 9- to 13-year-olds ...
Fox News

NH Gov. Sununu orders lessons on 'social media dangers' to be added to K–12 curricula

Gov. Chris Sununu has ordered state agencies to develop curricula that would add instruction about the dangers of social media to all K-12 health classes in New Hampshire. The executive order issued ...