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How to Increase Immunity to Truth Decay
May 16, 2018
Americans have always held opposing opinions, but more and more we disagree about basic facts. This is a symptom of what RAND calls “Truth Decay,” and it’s doing severe damage to our democracy.
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Civic Education
commentary
People—Not the Tech Companies—Will Ultimately Stop Disinformation in Europe
Jennifer Kavanagh @jekavanagh, Stijn Hoorens @StijnHoorens
Apr 9, 2018
E!Sharp
Authorities can continue to seek to punish the tech companies for the circulation of false articles. But this is unlikely to make a difference until more people take the time and acquire the skills to distinguish between fact and fiction.
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Civic Education
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Truth Decay and the Spirit of the Law
Dan Grunfeld
Mar 23, 2018
Daily Journal
The widening gap between how the law is expected to be (and generally is) practiced, and certain events transpiring in America's political and policymaking realms, is of increasing concern.
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Civic Education
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The Danger of Truth Decay Across Europe
Hans Pung
Mar 19, 2018
E!Sharp
“Truth Decay” poses a threat to the health and future of democracy across Europe. With partial facts, disinformation, and incompatible versions of “the truth” competing for attention, it's more and more important for Europeans to recognize this phenomenon.
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Civic Education
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The Perils of Truth Decay: Q&A with Three RAND Leaders
Feb 27, 2018
Truth Decay is defined by disagreement about facts, the blurred line between opinion and fact, increased volume of opinion and personal experience over fact, and declining trust in formerly respected sources of facts. RAND president and CEO Michael D. Rich, journalist Soledad O'Brien, and political scientist Francis Fukuyama discuss the phenomenon and the search for solutions to it.
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Civic Education
commentary
The Diminishing Role of Facts in American Public Life
Michael D. Rich @michaeldrich, Jennifer Kavanagh @jekavanagh
Jan 17, 2018
USA Today
Without agreement about objective facts and a common understanding of and respect for data and analytical interpretations of those data, it becomes nearly impossible to have the types of meaningful policy debates that form the foundation of democracy.
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Education Legislation
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Strengthening Our Democracy Starts in School
Anna Rosefsky Saavedra
Dec 17, 2015
U.S. News & World Report
The teaching of civics and other social studies courses has hit hard times in most states, driven in part by accountability systems that reward schools for math and reading scores. Yet civic education is critical to the stability of our democracy and seems warranted now more than ever.
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Educational Program Evaluation
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Nine Lessons on How to Teach 21st Century Skills and Knowledge
Anna Rosefsky Saavedra, V. Darleen Opfer @VDarleenOpfer
Oct 19, 2012
Education Week
Despite widespread agreement among parents, educators, employers and policymakers worldwide that students need skills like critical thinking, problem solving, teamwork and creativity, these skills are stubbornly difficult to teach and learn, write Anna R. Saavedra and V. Darleen Opfer.
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Civic Education

How to Increase Immunity to Truth Decay

People—Not the Tech Companies—Will Ultimately Stop Disinformation in Europe

Truth Decay and the Spirit of the Law

The Danger of Truth Decay Across Europe

The Perils of Truth Decay: Q&A with Three RAND Leaders

The Diminishing Role of Facts in American Public Life

Strengthening Our Democracy Starts in School

Nine Lessons on How to Teach 21st Century Skills and Knowledge

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