From January 1 2024, California public schools will begin teaching courses in media literacy, where students will learn to identify and distinguish valid news platforms and articles, paid advertising, and understand the impact of fake news in society.
The new syllabus will gradually be introduced into the main curriculum for all students from kindergarten through high school. It comes under Assembly Bill 873, authored by Assembly member Marc Berman (D-Menlo Park) and signed by Governor Gavin Newsom in October. California joins a growing number of states — including Delaware, New Jersey, and Texas — to already adopt media literacy courses into their all-age curricula.
Media literacy content will be integrated into a range of subjects including: English language arts, mathematics, science, history, and social sciences.
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California Commits to Teaching Media Literacy
- by: Language Magazine
- 2023-12-01
- Source:
Language Magazine
- 12/02/2023
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