”The U.S. election underscores the need for teaching news literacy in our schools”

Students are prepared to get behind the wheel and navigate busy roads but not to navigate a complicated information superhighway, writes Liz Ramos, who teaches history and US government at a California high school. In this commentary, Ramos writes that the most recent US election has highlighted the importance of teaching news literacy in schools so students learn to think critically and be informed, engaged citizens.