News Literacy Project CEO tells USA Today: Schools should require teaching news literacy
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Educators who have taught news literacy skills in their classes — how to spot biases, recognize ads versus news, and more — say their students find the courses invaluable. But few states require that media literacy be taught. News Literacy Project President and CEO Charles Salter notes why some states hesitate, even as educators who teach those skills praise the results.
Read the USA Today story here. Learn more about the News Literacy Project’s strategic approach to systemic change in the U.S. education system here.
