HR1108: HR1108 Education; equip students with the skills of critical media consumption; recognize urgent need

This resolution does not change Georgia law. Instead, it states the House of Representatives' view that Georgia students need better skills for evaluating news and media, and it encourages state education officials to act on that view. The resolution asks the State Board of Education to adopt performance standards for what it calls Critical Media Consumption Education for high school grades 9-12. It also asks the Georgia Department of Education to build professional learning materials for teachers, a bank of vetted lesson plans and assessments, and materials for families, so the topic can be folded into existing English Language Arts and Social Studies courses rather than added as a new standalone class or test. The resolution directs the Clerk of the House to send copies to the State Board of Education, the Department of Education, the Professional Standards Commission, and local school boards.

• Formally recognizes political polarization and susceptibility to misinformation as concerns affecting Georgia students, without creating any new legal requirement.
• Encourages the State Board of Education to adopt performance standards for Critical Media Consumption Education specifically for grades 9-12.
• Encourages the Georgia Department of Education to develop teacher training, a bank of vetted lessons and assessments, and family engagement materials.
• Proposes folding media literacy skills into existing English Language Arts and Social Studies courses rather than creating a new class or high-stakes test.
• Directs the Clerk of the House to distribute copies of the resolution to the State Board of Education, the Department of Education, the Professional Standards Commission, and local boards of education.

Georgia high school students in grades 9-12, public school teachers who would receive new training materials, the State Board of Education, the Georgia Department of Education, the Professional Standards Commission, and local school boards, which would receive copies of the resolution.

If state education officials follow through, Georgia high schoolers could get more structured instruction in evaluating news sources, spotting bias, and resisting misinformation, folded into classes they already take, without a new standardized test or class requirement, though nothing in the resolution forces action.

• The resolution's whereas clauses lay out the rationale: rising political polarization, social media echo chambers, and student vulnerability to misleading digital content.
• The resolving clause encourages the State Board of Education to adopt performance standards for Critical Media Consumption Education in grades 9-12.
• It also encourages the Georgia Department of Education to create professional learning resources, a bank of vetted lessons and assessments, and family engagement materials.
• It specifies the approach should integrate into existing English Language Arts and Social Studies courses rather than add a new high-stakes test.
• The final clause directs the Clerk of the House to send copies to the State Board of Education, the Department of Education, the Professional Standards Commission, and each local board of education.

1. 2026-02-02House Second Readers (House)
2. 2026-01-29House First Readers (House)
3. 2026-01-28House Hopper (House)

• Sandra Scott (D, HD-076)Primary sponsor
• Viola Davis (D, HD-087)
• Kim Schofield (D, HD-063)

• media literacy
• public education
• curriculum standards
• civic education
• misinformation