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Melissa Meehan

RARE PHOTOS: School screen time capped as students go back to basics - The Real Truth

A state will limit classroom screen time in a bid to address a drop in literacy and numeracy skills. (Paul Miller/AAP PHOTOS)

Students will be forced back to pen and paper as a state government moves to cap daily screen time to as little as 15 minutes against a backdrop of falling test scores.

NSW public schools will introduce daily screen-time limits for the start of the 2027 classroom year before the changes become mandatory from 2028 to allow time for teachers to make adjustments.

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