New Jersey just became the first state to require that K-12 students learn information literacy.
The Senate version of the bill's lead sponsor, Republican Sen. Mike Testa, said the new law will help students "weigh the flood of news, opinion, and social media they are exposed to both online and off."01/05/2023 11:21 AM ESTAmid a worrying rise in internet misinformation and political conspiracy theories, New Jersey students are poised to become some of the most informationally literate in the country.
The bill received overwhelming bipartisan support in the Legislature — somewhat surprisingly given the political polarization of “disinformation” spread online and theThe Senate version’s lead sponsor, Republican Sen. Mike Testa , said the new law will help students “weigh the flood of news, opinion, and social media they are exposed to both online and off.”
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