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Clare Johnson

Clare Johnson

Claire Johnson is New Brunswick's Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development and Liberal MLA for Moncton South, a former Université de Moncton professor.

Sep 24, 2026

Jean Armstrong
Jean ArmstrongCORRESPONDENT
5:58
Minister Johnson, I'd just like to get you to respond to some of what your colleagues said in response.
6:05
Absolutely.
6:06
Thank you, Jean.
6:08
We're concerned about screen time too.
6:10
That's the going hypothesis as to why test scores are going in the wrong direction all over the world.
6:19
And that's exactly why we've updated policy on responsible use of digital technology.
6:27
We want to be managing those distractions, which is why we are getting students to put their cell phones away from the first bell in the morning until the last bell in the afternoon so that they can be focused on their learning.
Jean Armstrong
Jean ArmstrongCORRESPONDENT
10:34
Minister Johnson, what about you? What challenges do you see that the system is up against that makes this a difficult problem?

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