Task force recommends New Mexico education department consider eliminating K-2 screen time
A task force studying the impact of screens in classrooms on Tuesday recommended New Mexico education officials consider issuing guidelines that would eliminate screen time for students from kindergarten through second grade. The task force also recommended to lawmakers to define 'screen time' in upcoming legislative session.
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