Ohio Rev. Code §3301.079

Requires statewide academic standards to include skill sets promoting information, media and technological literacy.

Jurisdiction: Ohio · State / DC
Policy status: Effective
Implementation phase: Current
Requirement: Required
Grades: K–12 academic standards
Audience: Students
Learning evidence: Standards development required
Instrument: Statute / enacted law

Dates & implementation

Current academic-standards requirement; this provision does not impose a separate must-take media-literacy course.

A legal effective date can precede school implementation. This record documents policy intent or requirements; it does not independently confirm delivery in every classroom.

Funding & support

Funding details not confirmed

Dedicated funding and current award availability are not established in this collection. This does not mean no funding exists.

Evidence & source location

§3301.079(A)(1)(a)(ii)

Ohio Revised Code §3301.079https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-3301.079 ↗

Longstanding standards duty; exact classroom implementation varies by subject and grade.

Review history

Reviewed against official sources

Source availability checked Oct 4, 2026: Source reopened. This is separate from verification of the policy claim below.

Source review date recorded in database: 2026-10-04

2026-10-03 — Carried forward from the source-linked baseline; topic, grade and evidence-type inventory reviewed. Individual source was not re-opened in this update. 2026-10-04 — Substantive source review: Reviewed current ORC3301.079(A)(1)(a)(ii): standards must promote information,media and technology literacy. Replaced historical2023 version URL.

Record ID: OH-2009-MEDIALIT-001

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