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California Signs Digital Wellness Education Act
Media Literacy Now applauds Governor Gavin Newsom’s signing of Assembly Bill 2071, the Digital Wellness Education Act, authored by Assemblyman Josh Hoover (R-Folsom). The bipartisan legislation directs the California Department of Education to develop a [...]
Multistate Settlement with Meta Creates an Opening for Media Literacy Education
Recently, Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell announced a landmark multistate settlement with Meta that requires design changes to better protect young people from social media harms — and directs funding toward digital wellness and media [...]
Media Literacy Now Statement on Massachusetts’ New Graduation Requirements
Last week, the Massachusetts K-12 Graduation Council released its final recommendations for what a high school diploma should mean. Media Literacy Now applauds the Council for making Artificial Intelligence and Digital Literacy a required milestone [...]
Beyond the Screen: SAMHSA Pushes Elementary Media Literacy
This month, SAMHSA (the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) released "Beyond the Screen: Creating Healthy, Engaged Elementary School Classrooms" — a report affirming what we've long believed: digital wellness education must start in [...]
California Introduces Digital Wellness Education Act to Support Student Mental Health
WATERTOWN, MASS. (March 17, 2026) — Assemblyman Josh Hoover (R-Folsom) has introduced AB 2071, the Digital Wellness Education Act, which would require California middle and high schools to incorporate digital wellness instruction into existing health [...]
National Education and Policy Leaders Join Media Literacy Now’s Board of Directors
WATERTOWN, MASS. (February 24, 2026) – Media Literacy Now (MLN), the nation’s leading advocacy organization dedicated to advancing media literacy education policy, today announced the appointment of four new members to its Board of Directors: [...]
Kids’ Healthy Use of Digital Media Requires Partnership Among Families, Schools, & Health Professionals
A recent policy statement from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), Digital Ecosystems, Children, and Adolescents synthesizes current research on children’s and teens’ media use and offers guidance for navigating an increasingly complex digital environment. [...]
New U.S. Media Literacy Report Finds State Media Literacy Policy Accelerating as Lawmakers Respond to Phones, Social Media, and AI
WATERTOWN, Mass., Jan. 15, 2026 — Media Literacy Now today released the 2026 U.S. Media Literacy Policy & Impact Report, a national analysis of state-level media literacy education laws and policies. The report finds that media literacy [...]
New Statewide Report Charts Path for Massachusetts to Lead the Nation in K-12 Media Literacy
WATERTOWN, Mass., Dec. 4, 2025 -- Media Literacy Now, a national nonprofit dedicated to advancing media literacy education policy, today announced the release of Media Literacy in Massachusetts: A Landscape Scan and Policy Recommendations, a new report [...]
