The avg young person today is on course to spend 25 years of their life on their phone. (Plus more on other screens). Most of them don't want to live this way, but feel trapped. How about we delay giving smartphones and tablets till at least 14? thetimes.com/uk/technology-…

Good morning. Your Detroit Lions play football today.

Not enough people understand that a world where no one reads books is just as bad as a world without any books. Those who seek to make you illiterate don’t need to burn books. They just need to take away any interest in reading them.

"If you want kids to get off their phones, you've got to open the door." Our latest survey, in The Atlantic, makes the case that to roll back the phone-based childhood, we need to give kids independence. The kids themselves say so: theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…

Here's a great profile of the many groups in the mother-led movement that has gotten phones out of schools across the country: time.com/7307163/parent…

It's August and that means back-to-school shopping. This is a helpful explainer for parents from Cult of Pedagogy on why teachers collect your kid's school supplies and how to plan accordingly cultofpedagogy.com/community-supp…

In honor of the 10th anniversary of Hamilton, Lin-Manuel Miranda announces it will be shown in theaters nationwide starting September 5th! #FallonTonight #Hamilten

We are saddened by the passing of Jim Lovell, commander of Apollo 13 and a four-time spaceflight veteran. Lovell's life and work inspired millions. His courage under pressure helped forge our path to the Moon and beyond—a journey that continues today. go.nasa.gov/41tbrpq

Great observation: We regulate self-driving cars heavily but have no guardrails on AI and kids because "damage to the mind and soul are no big deal, not like real injuries"

History ❤️ Umpiring first base for Game 1 of today’s Marlins-Braves doubleheader, Jen Pawol has become the first woman to umpire in a regular-season MLB game.

🚨| TAYLOR SWIFT KICKS OFF HER NEW ERA IN EXACTLY 30 MINUTES! TURN ON OUR POST NOTIFICATIONS AND STAY TUNED!!! WE. ARE. SO. BACK!!! ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

She really just announced TS12 ON A FOOTBALL PODCAST

At 12:12 on the 12th, TS12 finally got a name: The Life of a Showgirl. ❤️‍🔥 More info soon… pre pre-order the album & pre pre-scream in the meantime!!!!!!!!!!!! taylor.lnk.to/TSTheLifeofaSh… #TSTheLifeofaShowgirl

Los Angeles school district police, staff and community volunteers will form protective perimeters around at least 100 schools to help ensure the safe passage of children — an announcement that came on a day that immigration agents reportedly handcuffed, detained and drew their

one got it done ✅

🚨| TAYLOR SWIFT HAS OFFICIALLY REVEALED THE TRACKLIST FOR "The Life of a Showgirl"! #TSTheLifeofaShowgirl

We are so back.

People are reading AI-generated synopses of books and then claiming they read 100 books in a book. This is how the abolition of books began in Fahrenheit 451: classics were condensed into five-minute summaries for those too busy to do the reading. Later came the burnings.

The K-12 Alliance of Michigan commissioned a poll on likely voters' feelings about the ongoing budget talks in Lansing. Significant finding --> 74% of participants said school funding was a higher priority than road funding.

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