Media Literacy and Critical Thinking Pilot Program

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A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 59-1-444 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SHALL ESTABLISH A PILOT PROGRAM ON MEDIA LITERACY AND CRITICAL THINKING INSTRUCTION IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

Chamber: House
Introduced: Dec 5, 2024
Last action: Feb 19, 2025 — Member(s) request name added as sponsor: B.Newton
Session: 2025-2026
Momentum: 33 · Low

PASSAGE PROBABILITY

1% Unlikely

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Stage base In Committee — base rate 6%, measured from SC's completed sessions
Momentum -4 33/100 from the pace of recorded action
Time since last action -22 599 days quiet

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