Peter Reichard: Why should we care about educational attainment? (The Salt Lake Tribune, March 19th, 2021)
The infodemic: Homeless in US eligible for COVID-19 relief payments (Voice of America, March 18th, 2021)
Want civic education in U.S. schools? Look to Germany for lessons. (The Philadelphia Inquirer, March 18th, 2021)
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis prioritizes civics in new statewide education proposal (104.5 WOKV, March 17th, 2021)
Blame TV: Shootings have risen in U.S. at same rate as gun violence shown on prime time television shows (Study Finds, March 17th, 2021)
The inside joke used to be that Biden’s speechwriter had the toughest job in DC. As president, he’s sticking to his script (so far). (Insider, March 16th, 2021)
Selling pandemic relief plan, Biden recasts presidency as a team effort (The Christian Science Monitor, March 16th, 2021)
Google will split a $3 million COVID-19 fact-checking fund among 11 projects (Engadget, March 16th, 2021)
Loudspeakers, interactive plays, and trap music: Google awards $3 million to news organizations testing new ways to fight misinformation (Nieman Lab, March 16th, 2021)
The Univision News Detector receives funds from Google to verify what is true or false about vaccines and coronavirus (Univision, March 16th, 2021)
Opinion: Vaccines already brought good news. Better messaging can bring more (Inquirer.com, March 15th, 2021)
Upon Reflection: Fighting the good fight to ensure that facts cannot be ignored (News Literacy Project, March 11th, 2021)
The use of masks does not cause cavities or facial deformations: We dispel new myths about the mask (Univision, March 10th, 2021)