[Edling] The U.S. spent $30 billion to ditch textbooks for laptops and tablets: The result is the first generation less cognitively capable than their parents

[Francis M. Hult via Edling]

Fortune

The U.S. spent $30 billion to ditch textbooks for laptops and tablets: The
result is the first generation less cognitively capable than their parents

In 2024, the U.S. spent more than $30 billion putting laptops and tablets
in school. But more than a quarter century and numerous evolving models of
technology later, psychologists and learning experts see a different
outcome...Rather than empowering the generation with access to more
knowledge, the technology had the opposite effect...Earlier this year, in
written testimony before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science,
and Transportation, neuroscientist Jared Cooney Horvath said that Gen Z is
less cognitively capable than previous generations, despite its
unprecedented access to technology. He said Gen Z is the first generation
in modern history to score lower on standardized tests than the previous
one.

Full story:
https://fortune.com/2026/02/21/laptops-tablets-schools-gen-z-less-cognitively-capable-parents-first-time-cellphone-bans-standardized-test-scores/
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