Starting in January, a new law will require K-12 schools to add media literacy to their curriculum. Among the lessons will be recognizing fake news.

Pushing back against the surge of misinformation online, California will now require all K-12 students to learn media literacy skills — such as recognizing fake news and thinking critically about what they encounter on the internet.

Gov. Gavin Newsom last month signed Assembly Bill 873, which requires the state to add media literacy to curriculum frameworks for English language arts, science, math and history-social studies, rolling out gradually beginning next year. Instead of a stand-alone class, the topic will be woven into existing classes and lessons throughout the school year.

  • Default_Defect@midwest.socialEnglish
    15·
    1 year ago

    I hesitate to call it dyslexia, but I had to read the title 3 times before I read it correctly, I thought it said “California Schools Will Require Students to Learn to Fake IDs”

    • voxel@sopuli.xyz
      5·
      1 year ago

      same, I’ve seen the post 3 times today, though it said “to fake ids” every time

    • Catsrules
      2·
      1 year ago

      Glad I wasn’t the only one. I was like what is wrong with me. At least if there is something wrong I am not alone.