Illinois enacted the nation’s first public school media literacy law just shy of two years ago. Since then the press has mostly ignored it, teachers have struggled to figure out what it requires, educators have received little training and no one is checking to see if students are learning to be more media literate. I’m the first journalist who has deeply looked into … [Read more...] about A student reporter gets the first look at Illinois’ struggling media literacy law
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From Hazelwood’s backyard: An adviser’s plea to tell student journalists, “We trust you.”
In the backyard of the Hazelwood Supreme Court decision, I am organizing efforts for year seven of trying to get New Voices legislation passed in Missouri. The only thing that has passed in the last seven years are the states passing Missouri in adding this law that basically overrides Hazelwood and grants First Amendment rights to students and advisers. We are surrounded. … [Read more...] about From Hazelwood’s backyard: An adviser’s plea to tell student journalists, “We trust you.”