It’s Friday. 🎉

And by now, all the kids are back at school.

So this weekend, ask your kid this question to spark a conversation:

👉 What makes this school year different from last school year?

In today’s issue:

📊 Flash poll results: Wow. Most of you want schools to teach entrepreneurship.

📱 News you need to know: Instagram’s new teen safety features.

🎮 Notable nibbles: Video games you’ll want to play with your kids, the top 10 colleges with the highest paid graduates, the movement to integrate literacy lessons into every subject, and more!

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Instagram is trying. I guess.

Instagram is rolling out new safety features for teens, and this time, they actually seem serious. 🤷

Accounts for users under 18 will automatically go private — so no more random followers creeping on their posts. 👍

Oh, and what if your teen is trying to message their crush at 2am? ❤️

Forget about it. ❌ Notifications are getting shut down from 10am - 7pm every day. 

This new rollout also gives parents a backstage pass to see who their kids are messaging, but not the actual chat — because, you know, privacy is important.

Adam Mosseri, Instagram’s boss, is calling this the “Teen Accounts” upgrade, claiming that it’s all about giving parents peace of mind. 

While these changes do seem well-intentioned, it's hard to ignore the obvious PR play as Congress and child safety groups turn up the heat.

Of course, not everyone’s going to be thrilled. 😒

Aspiring teen influencers, and kids who use the platform for building businesses (like many Prequel kids), might not love the idea of their accounts being private by default. 

However, with social media under fire for harming kids’ mental health, Instagram’s finally trying to get ahead of the curve — before regulators force their hand. 

We’ll see if this actually sticks or just turns into another “well, we tried” moment.

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I’ve got my finger on the pulse of stories that matter to you 👇️

🎮 You can play video games with your kid: Get a taste of nostalgia and enjoy some game time with your kid with these retro video games.

🎉 Is your kid’s dream school on this list?: According to students, these are the nation’s top party schools.

📚 Doesn’t reading apply to… everything?: This movement believes that literacy should be taught in every class — and it’s gaining traction.

😫 It’s a big freaking problem: New data indicates that 80% of youth fentanyl overdoses were sourced through social media.

💰 Money, money, money: The top 10 colleges with the highest-paid graduates.

🎒 The first of many: This kid is NOT happy about his first (ever) day of school.

📱Even more social media news: TikTok launched it’s official appeal to try and stay in the hands of U.S. social media users. 

☠️ ICYMI: How to teach your kid life skills — without boring them to death.

Hope you enjoyed today’s issue!

Until next time,

Ivy

CEO — Prequel

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