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We got screens in schools badly wrong

The Australian Financial Review (AFR) •
November 03, 2026 • 01:11 AM
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It should never have required hindsight to recognise the problems with putting screens in front of children for much of the school day.

We got screens in schools badly wrong

The Rudd government’s $2.4 billion Digital Education Revolution launched in 2008 with the fanfare promise of a computer for every student in Years 9 to 12. Following Monday’s meeting of Australia’s education ministers, the revolution is officially dead.

Federal Education Minister Jason Clare is rightly calling for a “digital detox” in schools, with state and territory education ministers now on board.

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