Jon Valant

“The reason [private schools] cost a lot of money is that they have a lot of adults in those buildings … It’s when budgets get tight that the temptation to replace people with technology is especially hard to resist.”

Jon Valant · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-27

Valant explained that staff salaries are the biggest expense at any school, linking tight budgets to the temptation to replace people with technology.

“I am worried about this technology rolling out in ways that are very unequal across communities,”

Jon Valant · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-27

Valant expressed concern that technology will roll out unequally across communities.

“What we end up seeing is it’s the kids who are in the lowest income areas that find themselves spending a whole lot more time on screens, even if their parents don’t want them to be.”

Jon Valant · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-27

Valant warned that children in the lowest income areas may end up spending more time on screens even when their parents object.