Ministers to debate crackdown on classroom screen time
Curriculum overhauls, a return to pen and paper tests, and the push for a “digital detox” in schools will all be on the agenda when education ministers meet on Monday.
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Curriculum overhauls, a return to pen and paper tests, and the push for a “digital detox” in schools will all be on the agenda when education ministers meet on Monday.
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