The goal of media literacy, sometimes called digital citizenship or information literacy, is to help students think critically about the news that is presented to them.
Over the past five years, states including California, Delaware, Illinois, New Jersey and Texas have enacted laws that require public school students to learn media literacy during their time in school. Despite outside criticism from some conservative scholars, all passed with bipartisan support.
The goal of media literacy, sometimes called digital citizenship or information literacy, is to help students think critically about the news that is presented to them.
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The goal of media literacy, sometimes called digital citizenship or information literacy, is to help students think critically about the news that is presented to them.