Information literacy, technically, is mandated in education, but it is spread so thinly through so many content areas that it is easy to ignore by any one content area. It needs to be a major standard in at least one content area at a very specific grade level so that every student is guaranteed the opportunity to learn and master accessing and using reliable data. Right now it is hit and miss.
Some thoughts:
Elementary school - basic computer skills
Middle school - research using reliable databases
9th grade - complete a research paper using reliable databases and proper citation
10th-12th grade - the above skills are expected and assessed in all research-based assignments
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