NLP AR FY22 - Paperturn - Flipbook - Page 8
Impact of Programs
Checkology usage during another
enormously difficult school year was a
huge achievement for the platform, for
NLP and for the work of creating a newsliterate future generation.
100,398 students on the platform
Checkology’s Impact
After completing Checkology lessons
during the 2021-22 school year:
3 out of 4 (75%)
students could correctly
identify the five freedoms
protected by the First
Amendment.
38-point
improvement
compared with
37% prior to using
Checkology
More than 2x
(55%) the number
of students could
demonstrate an
understanding of the
watchdog role of the press.
7 in 10 (72%)
students recognized
when a social media post
does not provide credible
evidence.
34-point
improvement
compared with
21% prior to using
Checkology
15-point
improvement
compared with
57% prior to using
Checkology
Over two-thirds (68%)
of students expressed
a sense of personal
responsibility about the
importance of checking
whether information
shared on social media
is true.
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Annual Report FY22
14-point
improvement
compared with
54% prior to using
Checkology
Engaged more
educators nationwide
16,000 educators
nationwide reached an estimated
in NLP programming
than ever before.
2.4 million students
Broadened audiences for NLP’s free
weekly e-publications:
The Sift, for educators,
Get Smart About News,
17,573 subscribers
21,302
subscribers
provides a roadmap to the
most recent teachable
moments in news literacy
and includes lesson plans,
discussion prompts and
student activities.
for the public, explores
timely examples of
misinformation, such as
viral rumors, hoaxes and
conspiracy theories.
Supported and engaged educators with high-quality
professional learning experiences, classroom
resources and real-time support services.
44 professional learning events
for 2,280 educators
Expanded the news literacy ambassador program to
13 educators in 10 hub cities across the country.
26 events
for
3,828 educators
Produced the second season of our podcast, Is that a
fact?, which explores the origins of false narratives and the
harm they cause.
4,468 downloads
on average per episode
Produced the third annual National News Literacy Week ,
NLP’s most successful public awareness campaign to date.
Achieved over 100 million combined
from our PSA, earned media and social media
impressions
