“It was a chance to catch up the kids, get them where they needed ... need to add an extra 1.85 hours to every school day to achieve the 5.76 hours of instructional time that the district ...

Screen use amongst children ... time that could be spent in so many other ways. Moreover, the issue of whether kids should have their smartphones with them during the school day is one that comes ...

Sisco, now a high school ... time and the quality of learning, it doesn’t get better,” Schoales said. “It’s not like you can say to kids … instead of eight hours a day go to school ...

Ask a group of kids about their favorite part of the school day and many will talk ... It’s also OK for kids to get bored. “Adults have a hard time watching kids do nothing,” Rhea says.

Anna North is a senior correspondent for Vox, where she covers American family life, work, and education. Previously, she was an editor and writer at the New York Times. She is also the author of ...