Putting media literacy on the public policy agenda

Many bills pending around the country are the product of direct efforts by state-level MLN advocates, some are the result of years of policymaker education, and others have resulted from lawmakers, who care about the issues, coming to us seeking help with specific legislative language.
Many states have introduced our model bill that establishes an Advisory Council within their Department of Education to find solutions for ensuring comprehensive media literacy education K through 12.
For the latest, see the U.S. Media Literacy Policy Report
Current bills we are watching
We are monitoring dozens of bills that have explicit media literacy components as well as other related language. There are also a number of trends that we are watching. If you need more information about these bills or other related bills or legislative trends, please get in touch: Erin McNeill, emcneill@medialiteracynow.org or 617 744-9563