NLP Annual Report FY24 - Report - Page 12
Media literacy
education reimagined.
News Literacy District
Fellowship program
Central to NLP’s new strategic framework is our
News Literacy District Fellowship program, the
most effective way to develop replicable models for
teaching news literacy nationwide. It also prepares
districts to implement newly adopted state legislation
or administrative action or can inspire districts to
advocate for state required news literacy education.
About the program
The program is a two-year, applicationonly opportunity for school district
leaders to imagine and create districtwide news and media literacy learning,
empowering students to think critically
about information and preparing them to
be active participants in our democracy.
NLP supports districts through
professional learning and curriculum
guidance and a network of peers.
In year one, fellows design and pilot
a sustainable and actionable news
literacy instruction plan. In year two,
they expand the pilot for district-wide
adoption. The program aims to create
news literacy instruction models that
any school district could replicate.
The map pictured on this page shows the
district participation for each of our three
cohorts. At the end of 昀椀scal year 2024, our
昀椀rst cohort graduated, and we are now
launching an alumni program in which
members of the 昀椀rst cohort will mentor
participants in the third cohort (2024-26).
17 DISTRICTS in 13 STATES
with the potential to impact the
education of over 1 MILLION
STUDENTS by 2026
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One key bene昀椀t of this program is that
districts have the 昀氀exibility to design the
approach and model that will work best
for them. On the following pages we
share examples from two of our districts.
