SF-25 Paperturn-1 - Flipbook - Page 16
Pillar2:
TheBarrier
Support
State
Action
Education policy, including what
curriculum students are taught,
is largely set at the state level,
either through legislation or
administrative action.
Currently, only nine states have passed
legislation regarding news literacy, and
only three of those require the explicit
teaching of this critical life skill. Given
everything we expect from our schools,
they can only prioritize what the state
requires. Until news literacy instruction
is required, it will simply remain a