Government Technology - District 91¿´Æ¬istration District 91¿´Æ¬istration Media Tue, 03 Mar 2026 15:12:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Study finds screen time negatively correlates with child vocabulary /study-finds-screen-time-negatively-correlates-with-child-vocabulary/ Tue, 03 Mar 2026 15:12:42 +0000 /?p=182077 In a survey of over 460 caregivers of children ages 17-30 months about word use and video consumption, Southern Methodist University found that spending less time with digital media was linked to higher vocabulary scores.

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]]> Screen time has long been a concern for parents, child safety advocates and others, particularly in the early years when a child’s brain and language skills are developing. New research from Southern Methodist University adds another piece to that debate, examining how digital media use may be linked to the kinds of words toddlers learn—and the family factors that shape how much screen time kids get.

Here’s what the research says and what it could mean for families trying to support language development when screens are part of everyday life.

By age 2, four in 10 U.S. kids have a tablet, rising to 58 percent by age 4, according to a 2025 survey by children’s advocacy group Common Sense Media. The survey found that children younger than 2 average 63 minutes of media use per day, which includes about four minutes a day watching short-form videos such as YouTube Shorts, Instagram Reels and TikTok.

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]]> Eclipse offers Indiana high school students unique opportunity /article/eclipse-offers-indiana-high-school-students-unique-opportunity/ Mon, 08 Apr 2024 18:01:35 +0000 /?p=161201 Science teachers in several Madison County, Ind., area districts have used resources from NASA, supplemental lesson plans, games and other methods to help their students appreciate and learn from the eclipse.

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]]> With Madison County in the crosshairs of totality for Monday’s solar eclipse, local educators have been working for weeks to connect students with the scientific side of the rare celestial spectacle.

Science teachers in several area school districts have used resources from NASA, supplemental lesson plans, games and other methods to help their students appreciate and learn from the eclipse.

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