Tennessee families are being asked to accept screens as a default part of the school day. This is where parents and caregivers can share what they are seeing, look at what other families across the state are saying, and find the tools to start a conversation with their own school leaders.
What began as an emergency fix during COVID quietly became the norm. A decade of research has not shown that screen-based instruction improves learning — yet school-issued laptops, tablets and apps now shape much of a child's day. Parents rarely get asked how this is working for their family.
So we asked. The Tennessee EdTech Parent Survey collects the experiences of parents and caregivers across all 95 counties and publishes the results openly, district by district, so that families, educators and policymakers can see the same picture at the same time.
The survey takes about five minutes. It asks what devices your child uses, how much screen time comes home, what concerns you have, and which changes you would support. One response per school or district.
Take the SurveyEvery response feeds a live public dashboard. Filter by county or district to see local results, compare public, private and charter schools, and read what other parents in your area have written in their own words.
Open the DashboardBring the evidence with you. Download the open letter to school leaders below, pair it with your district's dashboard results, and start the conversation with your principal, board member or PTA.
Get the Open LetterFive minutes of your time helps answer questions that no one else in Tennessee is currently asking at scale.
A research-informed invitation to reconsider how educational technology is used in elementary and middle schools — and how we can prepare students for a digital future without creating digital dependency. Written to be handed to a principal, superintendent or school board, and to be read by people who are busy.
Enter your details below and we'll send the letter straight to your inbox.
Districts respond to numbers. The more families who take five minutes, the harder these results are to set aside — in your school, and across Tennessee.