One state is poised to teach media literacy starting in kindergarten

Photo caption: New Jersey is poised to become the first state to mandate media literacy instruction for all students, beginning in kindergarten. Photo credit: Jayk7 / Getty Images. Article by Javeria Salman. The Hechinger Report – December 10, 2022.

New Jersey is set to become the first state in the nation to mandate teaching media literacy to students of all ages as a bill with the requirement heads to Gov. Phil Murphy’s desk for a signature. The bill, which won bipartisan support from the state’s senate and assembly, would require the New Jersey Department of Education to develop learning standards across K-12 in media and information literacy. […]

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