Rhode Island teacher sounds alarm on DHS-funded 'media literacy' program she says will 'indoctrinate children'
Education,Media Literacy,Rhode Island,Disinformation
A Rhode Island educator is speaking out about a DHS-funded program that purportedly promotes the teaching of media literacy and combating disinformation she claims is meant to "indoctrinate children." Ramona Bessinger, a high school teacher in Providence, R.I., authored a piece for Legal Insurrection on Monday recalling the training she and other educators participated in last fall, blowing the whistle she says on an initiative from the University of Rhode Island's Media Education Lab called Courageous RI. "Starting in Septemberβ―2023, I attended a twelve-week online training throughβ― βCourageous Rhode Islandβ...
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