Colorado Democrats Propose Law to Teach Kids How to Choose Between Real & Fake News
Despite Cutter’s assurance that her proposal wouldn’t tell students which outlets are “good” or “bad,” the bill would create an online bank of media resources in the Colorado Department of Education that teachers would be able to use to add media literacy to their curriculum.
According to McLachlan, the plan is to incorporate media literacy into every subject in school. “So it’s not like everybody stops and says okay now we’re going to do a unit on media literacy,” the lawmaker said. “It’s every time you do a research paper, every time you’re having a discussion in class and you’re referring to an article or something on TV, that’s where media literacy will be taught.”
Cutter passed legislation two years ago to study media literacy. The Democrat made clear just what type of “disinformation” she wants to keep students’ eyes away from....