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California Schools Will Require Students to Learn to ID Fake News, Misinformation | KQED (www.kqed.org)
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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.

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[–] library_napper@monyet.cc 9 points 2 years ago (2 children)

A 2022 Pew Research Center survey found that adults under age 30 are nearly as likely to believe information on social media as they are from national news outlets

I knew it was bad, but Jesus Christ that's very bad

[–] Sagifurius@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago

I feel like that\s more an indictment of how bad the national news outlets have become.

[–] Alexstarfire@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

What did they consider a national news outlet? There are some that pretend to be news but really aren't. If included, I'm not sure how useful the survey is. Picking the "right" choice could still mean they get bad info.