People are talking about tech in Massachusetts 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.
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State report
Massachusetts
About 831k students · 116 districts checked79
HotRank 12 of 51 states above zeroHigh confidence · 56 signals in 37 events
Where the heat comes from
Hottest districts in Massachusetts
Latest across Massachusetts
- Methuen policy subcommittee schedules AI and emerging technologies policy review
- Springfield town hall agenda lists six AI questions from the public
- Hampden-Wilbraham lists AI and technology in schools as future agenda items
- Springfield town hall agenda includes cyber insurance question after breach
- Cambridge Day reports on CRLS team social media account motion
- Whitman-Hanson committee reviews draft cell phone free policy
- Cambridge committee considers ending official Instagram accounts for CRLS clubs and teams
- North Middlesex lists AI policy and AI guidelines for adoption
Research coverage
We've checked 116 of 276 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.
Massachusetts districts with signals
last 90 days| District | Mark | Band | Signals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge School District | 63 | Hot | 6 |
| Boston School District | 61 | Hot | 9 |
| Springfield School District | 42 | Warm | 5 |
| Whitman-Hanson School District | 34 | Mild | 1 |
| Dighton-Rehoboth School District | 32 | Mild | 1 |
| Natick School District | 29 | Mild | 1 |
| Ashland School District | 26 | Mild | 1 |
| Rockport School District | 24 | Mild | 1 |
| Sudbury School District | 23 | Mild | 2 |
| Harvard School District | 21 | Mild | 1 |
| Beverly School District | 19 | Cool | 1 |
| Norfolk School District | 18 | Cool | 1 |
| Methuen School District | 17 | Cool | 5 |
| Scituate School District | 15 | Cool | 1 |
| Hudson School District | 11 | Cool | 1 |
| Westford School District | 11 | Cool | 1 |
| Marblehead School District | 9 | Cool | 1 |
| Newton School District | 8 | Cool | 1 |
| Worcester School District | 8 | Cool | 1 |
| Hampden-Wilbraham School District | 0 | Quiet | 1 |
| Lynn School District | 0 | Quiet | 1 |
| Nantucket School District | 0 | Quiet | 1 |
| North Middlesex School District | 0 | Quiet | 1 |
| Quincy School District | 0 | Quiet | 2 |
| Watertown School District | 0 | Quiet | 1 |
We also checked 91 other districts in Massachusetts and found nothing in the last 90 days.
Totals
Signals, last 90 days
Districts with signals
States with signals
National signals, not mapped