People are talking about tech in Alabama schools.
You've seen the K-12 “techlash” headlines.Here's what's happening on the ground. FYI
What we believe
Technology offers incredible promise in education and can also do incredible harm. Our goal is neither to promote or advocate against it, but to make this moment legible to parents, educators, technologists, and the general public.
Conversation temperature, last 90 days, 0 to 100
Click a state to see individual school districts. Scores reflect publicly available information. See our methodology.
| No. | State | Mark | Band |
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State report
Alabama
About 656k students · 28 districts checked62
HotRank 29 of 51 states above zeroHigh confidence · 22 signals in 12 events
Where the heat comes from
Hottest districts in Alabama
Latest across Alabama
- Yellowhammer: Ivey's screen-time commission seeks parent, teacher input
- Alabama screen commission surveys parents, teachers on classroom screens
- Alabama Daily News: commission seeks parents' views on classroom screen time
- Alabama Daily News: screen commission sets Nov. 10 meeting to finalize draft
- Alabama screen-based instruction commission issues first recommendations
- Alabama Reflector: screen time commission makes first recommendations
- State board members question statewide virtual school performance
- TikTok settles Alabama youth-harm suit for at least $100M before trial
Research coverage
We've checked 28 of 141 districts here so far. The rest are left blank on the map until we check them; blank means not checked, not quiet. The state score uses every signal we've found statewide.
Pick any district on the map to open its report.
Alabama districts with signals
last 90 days| District | Mark | Band | Signals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuscaloosa City Schools | 30 | Mild | 3 |
| Pickens County School District | 15 | Cool | 1 |
| Shelby County School District | 14 | Cool | 1 |
| Houston County Schools | 9 | Cool | 1 |
| Lee County School District | 8 | Cool | 1 |
We also checked 23 other districts in Alabama and found nothing in the last 90 days.
Totals
Signals, last 90 days
Districts with signals
States with signals
National signals, not mapped