A new study in Journalism & Mass Communication Educator presents results of a large-scale study of U.S. high school students and their engagement with news. The strongest predictors are being in a social studies class and having teachers who prioritize students voices.
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Assessing and Predicting News-Related Activities in America’s Secondary Classrooms - Doron Taussig, Brandon J. Harrison, Huma Rasheed, R. Lance Holbert, 2026
U.S. secondary schools provide a setting for youth to learn about news, and several state legislatures are debating K–12 news literacy initiatives. Yet little e...