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House committee advances media-literacy interim study focusing on student skills and civic health
House Education Committee · April 16, 2025
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Summary
Representative Peter Strand's resolution to study media literacy in schools passed the committee after testimony from librarians and advocates who said teaching students how to evaluate digital information is linked to youth mental health and civic resilience.
Representative Peter Strand opened House Joint Resolution 59 to request an interim study on media literacy through education. Strand cited a 2019 Stanford study he said showed many teenagers were unlikely to seek source information and argued that schools must teach students to evaluate online material and…
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