Why it’s easy to fall for misinformation | K-12 Schools may lose $160M in COVID Relief Funds | Is the California State Library haunted?
Summary: <p>What news literacy is and why it is easy for people to fall for misinformation. A California State Auditor report projects $160 million in federal aid for K-12 pandemic education might expire and what school districts need to do to secure the pandemic relief funds ahead of the deadline. California State Library ‘ghostbusters’ explain the rumors that the state library is haunted and share a collection of stories told by staff throughout the years. </p> <p><strong>Today's Guests</strong></p> <ul> <li> <strong>John Silva</strong>, Senior Director of Professional Learning with the <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://newslit.org/" target="_blank">News Literacy Project</a>, explains what news literacy is and why it is easy for people to fall for misinformation. </li> <li>Following a <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://auditor.ca.gov/reports/2021-614/index.html#section2" target="_blank">California State Auditor report</a> projecting $160 million in federal aid for K-12 pandemic education might expire, <strong><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.crfb.org/staff-members" target="_blank">Mike Farquharson</a></strong>, Policy Analyst at the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, explains how the funds allocated to schools for pandemic relief are meant to be used, and what the deadline is for districts to allocate the money.</li> <li> <strong>Tim Taylor</strong>, California Executive Director for the Small School Districts Association, describes what school districts need to do to secure the pandemic relief funds allocated by the federal government ahead of the deadline.</li> <li> <strong>Mona Robinson</strong> and <strong>Ian Boalt</strong>, <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.library.ca.gov/" target="_blank">California State Library</a> ‘ghostbusters,’ explain the rumors that the state library is haunted and share a collection of stories told by staff throughout the years. </li> </ul>
