Tech experts, lawmakers and other public officials have long been warning about the dangers of artificial intelligence — especially when it comes to doctored or fake news sources. As such, schools ...

At least half of U.S. states have enacted laws to advance media literacy education, with 11 states passing new legislation since January 2024, according to a report released this month by Media ...

Last month, Meta, which owns Instagram and Facebook, announced that it would end its fact-checking program in the U.S., leaving billions of users — many of whom are adolescents — to figure out for ...

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College students say digital resources would help them improve their media literacy skills, but few examples are available for this group. Young people today spend a large amount of time online, with ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — A survey of Illinois educators reveals a significant disparity in how they interpret a three-year-old state law’s requirement to teach high school students a “unit of instruction” ...

Distinguishing fact from fiction has become an increasingly common struggle for many people. "It's even difficult for me, and I'm kind of a news junkie, to discern what is real and what's not real," ...

In the age of TikTok, teen depression, and information overload, parents and lawmakers have increasingly turned to K-12 schools to teach students how to navigate our media environment. Eighteen states ...

EdSource · From a juvenile facility to a college dorm room Recognizing fake news, being savvy about social media and resisting cyberbullying would be a required part of California school curriculum ...

The Times photographer James Estrin joins us in December to chat with teenagers about using a camera to explore the place where you live. Post your comments and questions for him by Dec. 12. By The ...

Kirawa road school pupil Mali Ogawo in class Eight studying online in their house by following lessons from the teacher in a school in Nairobi, Kiambu county. [Jonah Onyango, Standard] Like millions ...