Is Screen Time Good or Bad for Children?, Education in the AI Age, and More

Evaluating the Green New Deal, preparing workers for a digital world, and the contradictory findings on children's screen time.

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February 9, 2019

Elementary school children share an electronic tablet on the first day of class in the new school year in Nice, France.

Is screen time good or bad for children?

The debate over how much screen time is appropriate for children is filled with inconclusive results and contradictory findings. Kathy Hirsch-Pasek, Natalie Evans, and Roberta Michnick Golinkoff explain how to make sense of this flurry of research.

Why we need to rethink education in the artificial intelligence age

If America fails to prepare the next generation of workers for an increasingly digital world, it risks becoming inferior and subservient to the countries that do it better, warns Brookings President John R. Allen.

Is the Green New Deal biting off too much?

"I see a picture of too many good ideas—all stirred together.” In a new 5 on 45 podcast episode, Samantha Gross commends the ambitious climate goals outlined in the Green New Deal, but cautions against addressing too many issues under one policy.

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What our experts are reading

Thoughtful article from Noah Buhayar on what Microsoft's investment in housing affordability could mean for Seattle region. (@jenny_schuetz)

Powerful Hal Brands piece on Beijing’s ongoing, arbitrary detention of Michael Kovrig. (@ChhabraT)

Want some good news in troubled times? Great Catherine Rampell column on why health care cost growth is slowing. (@EJDionne)

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