School Library Journal promotes the ‘Freedom’ shoe (and NLP)

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Teachers and librarians often find themselves standing for long periods, and School Library Journal has a solution for their fatigued feet: the “Freedom” line of women’s shoes from the Samuel Hubbard Shoe Company, featuring the First Amendment engraved on the sole. Even better, SLJ executive editor Kathy Ishizuka notes, each purchase benefits the News Literacy Project — the company is donating $20 from every sale to NLP.

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Insider Spotlight: Candice Roach

Welcome to the Insider Spotlight section, where we feature real questions from our team and answers from educators who are making a difference teaching news literacy. This month, our featured educator is Candice Roach from Port Jervis, New York, where she teaches a middle school course called Multimedia Experience. To help students identify credible evidence, Candice uses resources like the “Levels of Scientific Evidence” infographic.

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Trial by Media? The Free Press and the Criminal Justice System

Get an in-depth look at the work and impact of investigative reporters in the criminal justice space – and what students can learn from this fascinating field – during this free webinar for educators, presented by the News Literacy Project on edWeb.net.

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