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  "path": "/briefs/new-guidance-on-student-screen-time-passes-missouri-house-after-loosening-restrictions/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-03-30T23:03:39.000Z",
  "site": "https://missouriindependent.com",
  "tags": [
    "Education",
    "Legislature",
    "Ed Lewis",
    "education",
    "House Education Committee",
    "K-12",
    "Kathy Steinhoff",
    "Missouri",
    "Missouri House",
    "public schools",
    "students",
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    "Tricia Byrnes"
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  "textContent": "Public school districts will be encouraged to limit elementary school student use of iPads and laptops in the classroom under a Missouri House bill approved in a 143-10 vote Monday. Originally, the legislation set out to place a 45-minute cap on students’ screen time in schools and mandate cursive instruction. This raised concerns among educators […]",
  "title": "New guidance on student screen time passes Missouri House after loosening restrictions"
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