.GovMurphy signs media literacy law to teach New Jersey students about fake news
Gov. Phil Murphy signed a new law Wednesday that will make the Garden State the first to require"media literacy" education in schools.
The new law, which passed with bipartisan support in the state legislature, directs the state's department of education to produce"learning standards" that will teach students"to recognize when information is needed and to locate, evaluate, and effectively use the needed information.
The governor billed the legislation as his latest effort to"[address] the threat of disinformation." The new standards, once established, will apply to K-12 students and will cover topics such as primary and secondary sources, research processes, and"the difference between facts, points of view, and opinions."
"Teaching children about information literacy will help them to weigh the flood of news, opinion, and social media they are exposed to both online and off," state Sen. Michael Testa said in a statement."This law isn't about teaching kids that any specific idea is true or false; rather, it's about helping them learn how to research, evaluate, and understand the information they are presented for themselves.
Meanwhile, Testa's Democratic co-sponsor, state Sen. Shirley Turner, said the legislation was important because it would teach students to recognize false information.“This signing feels especially timely as we approach the two-year anniversary of the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol. It is incredibly important that our children are taught how to discern reliable sources and recognize false information,” Turner said.
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