Can schools escape the digital delusion? | Episode 1026 of The Education Gadfly Show

David Griffith talks with neuroscientist and educator Jared Cooney Horvath, author of The Digital Delusion, about whether schools have put too much faith in classroom technology. They discuss what the evidence says about screen-based instruction, why school-sanctioned devices and platforms deserve more scrutiny, and whether artificial intelligence is making the ed-tech problem better or worse. Then, on the Research Minute, Amber Northern reviews a new study on Texas’s Teacher Incentive Allotment and why performance pay may not be enough to steer effective teachers toward higher-need schools. Recommended content: The Digital Delusion: How Classroom Technology Harms Our Kids’ Learning - And How To Help Them Thrive Again —Jared Cooney Horvath Let’s debate LA’s screen time policy —Michael J. Petrilli, SCHOOLED Are Chromebook carts the answer? —Michael J. Petrilli, SCHOOLED Teacher Sorting and Preferences over School Disadvantage: Evidence from Performance Pay in Texas —Patrick L. Massey, EdWorkingPapers (2026) Feedback Welcome: Have ideas for improving our show? We would love to hear them. Send them to [email protected]