K–12 Technology & Literacy Policy

Beyond the Techlash · Stewart Brown

Where schools limit technology—and where students learn how it works.

K–12 policies on school-issued devices, screen time, student-facing AI and technology education.

Updated Oct 4, 2026
Sources & coverage
Documented in this tracker · Current & upcomingCoverage

Reviewed findings, not national totals. States can both limit use and require learning. Personal-phone rules are separate.

Reviewed findings · K–12 overview. State details show the grades each policy covers. Search policies

Required technology learning · K–12

Now & upcoming
Alabama: No reviewed finding yetAlaska: No reviewed finding yetArizona: No reviewed finding yetColorado: No reviewed finding yetFlorida: No reviewed finding yetGeorgia: No reviewed finding yetIndiana: Students must receive instructionKansas: No reviewed finding yetMaine: No reviewed finding yetMassachusetts: No reviewed finding yetMinnesota: No reviewed finding yetNew Jersey: Students must receive instructionNorth Carolina: Students must receive instructionNorth Dakota: Students must receive instructionOklahoma: No reviewed finding yetPennsylvania: No reviewed finding yetSouth Dakota: No reviewed finding yetTexas: No reviewed finding yetWyoming: No reviewed finding yetConnecticut: No reviewed finding yetMissouri: No reviewed finding yetWest Virginia: Upcoming statewide requirementIllinois: No reviewed finding yetNew Mexico: No reviewed finding yetArkansas: Students must receive instructionCalifornia: Selected district policyDelaware: No reviewed finding yetDistrict of Columbia: No reviewed finding yetHawaii: No reviewed finding yetIowa: Students must receive instructionKentucky: No reviewed finding yetMaryland: No reviewed finding yetMichigan: No reviewed finding yetMississippi: No reviewed finding yetMontana: No reviewed finding yetNew Hampshire: No reviewed finding yetNew York: Selected district policyOhio: No reviewed finding yetOregon: No reviewed finding yetTennessee: Students must receive instructionUtah: No reviewed finding yetVirginia: No reviewed finding yetWashington: No reviewed finding yetWisconsin: No reviewed finding yetNebraska: Students must receive instructionSouth Carolina: Students must receive instructionIdaho: Upcoming statewide requirementNevada: No reviewed finding yetVermont: No reviewed finding yetLouisiana: Students must receive instructionRhode Island: Upcoming statewide requirementALAKAZCOFLGAINKSMEMNNCNDOKPASDTXWYMOWVILNMARCAHIIAKYMIMSMTNYOHORTNUTVAWAWINESCIDNVLA111
No reviewed finding yet36Students must receive instruction10Selected district policy2Upcoming statewide requirement3

1 Number of selected districts with matching evidence. State fill describes statewide evidence; blue fill identifies district-only findings.

Colored states have reviewed findings in this collection. Gray means review is incomplete. Coverage & method

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A statewide action may cover a specific grade, school type or cohort. The overview includes all affected K–12 grades; details show the actual scope. A current action takes priority over an upcoming action. District evidence is a selected sample and is never treated as a statewide rule.

The three overview summaries count unique states and districts with reviewed current or upcoming records. “Upcoming only” means there is no current matching state requirement in this collection; a state with both current and upcoming requirements counts once under current. School technology limits cover required screen-time or school-issued device policies, including requirements for districts to adopt a local policy. Required technology learning covers student instruction, including graduation requirements; it excludes course-offering requirements, standards alone and optional resources. It is not a count of AI-literacy mandates. District examples are not a national census.

Learning categories distinguish instruction, course availability, standards alignment and resources. Personal-device categories combine three grade findings; “varies by grade” means the actual rules differ. Other topics use reviewed policy-action records. Proposals and unfinished research are available in the policy explorer. Policy details distinguish documented funding from related support programs.

Map geometry: US Atlas / US Census. Attribution

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