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Your Feedback is Needed to Include Media Literacy in Health Education Standards
In 2021, SHAPE (the Society of Health and Physical Educators) formed a “National Health Education Standards Task Force” to begin their national standards revision process. Their standards serve as the foundation for school-based health education [...]
Press Release: Media Literacy Now Receives Grant Award from the Argosy Foundation
(Aug. 14, 2023) Boston, MA: Media Literacy Now is pleased to announce a grant from the Argosy Foundation to elevate our coalition work and build the capacity of our advocates. This grant will further MLN’s [...]
Media Literacy Now’s Statement on MA’s Updated Comprehensive Health and Physical Education Curriculum Framework
Recently, the Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education approved an updated draft of the health education standards, which act as guidance documents for the state's K-12 health educators. In the draft Comprehensive Health and [...]
Press Release: Collaborative project will help address scientific misinformation in k-12 science education
Media Literacy Now, in collaboration with the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI), has launched a project to help young people better evaluate science-related information they encounter in media of all kinds. HHMI has dedicated [...]
“Scientific Media Literacy in K-12 Education” Presented at Annual Nobel Prize Summit
Media Literacy Now was invited to participate in The Nobel Prize Summit’s Solution Sessions - Truth, Trust, & Hope. The Nobel Prize Summit brings together laureates and leading experts in conversations on how we can [...]
Media Literacy Now’s Statement on Surgeon General’s Advisory Re: Social Media & Mental Health
On May 23, 2023, the U.S. Surgeon General issued an advisory that calls for policymakers to support media literacy in schools, a significantly increased emphasis over a 2021 advisory. Also this month, a key panel [...]
Press Release: Mental health crisis among youth requires immediate attention to digital wellness & media literacy education in K-12 schools
May 12, 2023 - This national Mental Health Awareness Month, Media Literacy Now is launching its 2023 campaign, “Prepare & Prevent: Addressing Mental Health and Child Safety through Large Scale Digital Wellness Education” to highlight [...]
Press Release: New Media Literacy Policy Report shows substantial progress
For more information contact John Pellegrino john@letitbeknownpr.com (617) 872-1875 The Media Literacy Now (MLN) annual analysis of state-by-state education policy shows strong advancement among policymakers of awareness and action to ensure the essential skills of [...]
Press Release: Media Literacy Now Receives Grant Award from the Hug Morenz Foundation for Media Literacy
(Dec. 17, 2022): The Hug Morenz Foundation for Media Literacy (HMF) today announced its inaugural round of private grants. These were donated to three separate nonprofits—each of which works towards furthering Media Literacy Education. The [...]
