EdSource

Study: Short-term social media breaks can improve mental health in youth

Short-term breaks from social media could significantly improve youth mental health, but they don’t necessarily reduce overall screen time, suggests a new study published in the Journal of the ...
The Hollywood Reporter

‘Social Studies’ Review: FX’s Effective but Messy Docuseries About Teens on the Internet Is Basically ‘Euphoria’ in Real Life

Director Lauren Greenfield focuses on a diverse group of mostly high school seniors in Los Angeles to reflect on the pros and cons of online connectivity. By Daniel Fienberg Chief Television Critic ...
Fox 23

New social studies standards sent to state legislature differ from original draft

OKLAHOMA CITY — The new social studies standards sent to the Oklahoma State Legislature differ from the original draft presented by the State Board of Education for public review and comment. The ...
Los Angeles Times

The disturbing new after-school special that parents of teenagers need to see

My 17-year-old daughter occasionally reminds me that if I had been more supportive of her early success on Musical.ly, she might be a TikTok star by now and I could retire. Presumably to be her ...
The Hechinger Report

Teaching social studies in a polarized world

Keynote speaker, journalist Carl Azuz speaks to educators from around the country at the annual National Council for the Social Studies conference in Nashville. Credit: Javeria Salman for The ...

Texas teachers are clashing with history advisers over the state's social studies rewrite

A panel of outside advisers want to reorient public school history classes around the country's roots in Judeo-Christian and Western culture.
Town & Country

How Dangerous is Social Media to Teens? A New Documentary Asks Some L.A. Kids to Explain

Every item on this page was chosen by a Town & Country editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. (Above, a scene from Lauren Greenfield's new five-part documentary on ...
Reason

Study: Social Media Don't Displace In-Person Hangouts for Teens

A new study strikes a blow to the idea that teenage social media use is obliterating in-person time with friends. According to the new research, published in Computers in Human Behavior, teens who ...
New York Post

Why not having a ton of friends can be better for your health, according to study

Could a smaller social circle be the key to longevity? Research shows that many animals, including humans, tend to withdraw as they age, a behavioral pattern known as social aging — and isolation ...
Chicago Sun-Times

'Social Studies': Teens open up their phones for doc that's often alarming

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The Hollywood Reporter

In FX’s ‘Social Studies,’ Social Media Is “a Lifeline and a Loaded Gun” for L.A. Teenagers

Lauren Greenfield's five-part docuseries puts the lives of teenagers and what's happening on their cell phones on full display to interrogate its true value and detriment. By Kevin Dolak The trials of ...