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Most Teens Believe Conspiracy Theories, See News as Biased. What Can Schools Do?

The world is flat. Aliens exist. The 2020 election was stolen. The NFL playoffs last season were rigged to help Taylor Swift’s boyfriend—and ultimately President Joe Biden’s reelection efforts. The COVID-19 vaccine is dangerous. An overwhelming majority of teenagers not only encounter these sorts of conspiracy theories online, they believe at least one similarly unfounded […]

Australia news live: Victorian schools launch relationships course to counter influence of ‘toxic Andrew Tate types’; nation’s fertility rate at record low

Victorian students to learn to be less like Andrew Tate Caitlin Cassidy Victorian students will learn how to be less like male influencer Andrew Tate under a suite of resources responding to toxic masculinity. The respectful relationships resources, being rolled out to schools across the state, teach children how to recognise hate speech and coercive […]

Fight begins to make mobile-free schools law

Getty Images Calls are growing to ban smartphones in schools in England by law, as education experts and unions back an MP’s attempt to push a new law through Parliament. Children “doomscrolling for hours a day” is causing widespread harm, according to Josh MacAlister, the Labour MP and former teacher behind the private member’s bill […]