CYBER.ORG Reframes Digital Readiness Around Ethics, Unplugged Learning
December 23, 2025
Government Technology: American school districts have, especially since the COVID-19 pandemic, invested heavily in tools and curricula that support students' digital readiness. With the mass deployment of tech to classrooms, however, educators, school leaders and families are grappling with how to best prepare students for the future of work — without increasing their dependence on screens.
For the nonprofit CYBER.ORG, which focuses on cybersecurity and digital literacy education, the answer lies not in providing more devices, but rather in redefining what digital readiness means and how it is taught. Concerns around screen time, limited attention spans and over-reliance on technology can be mitigated, according to the organization, through targeted digital skill building that prioritizes ethics and critical thinking.