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88% -- share of public schools issuing devices to students for U.S. public schools (2025)
Roughly 88% of U.S. public schools issue devices to students according to a 2025 NCES survey.
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2025
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National Center for Education Statistics
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https://districtadministration.com/article/lausds-screen-ban-sets-new-milestone-in-tech-backlash/ ↗
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LAUSD's screen ban sets new milestone in tech backlash
The Los Angeles Unified School District will ban screens for students below second grade in response to community-wide pushback against tech use.
Starting in August, the new policy will restrict preschool- through first-grade-aged students from accessing screens while also limiting usage for older s…
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U.S. public schools: 88% share of public schools issuing devices to students. Source: National Center for Education Statistics (2025). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/us-public-schools-issue-devices-2025
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