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All resources are free.
Our signature Checkology virtual classroom, a
browser-based digital learning platform, empowers
educators to teach students how to identify
credible information, seek out reliable sources and
apply critical thinking skills to know what to trust,
what to dismiss and what to debunk. Students
also gain an understanding of the importance
of the First Amendment to our democracy.
“With Checkology I learned
about the First Amendment,
journalistic integrity,
deciphering sources. I’m
more news-literate after
this year. I think that does
empower me.”
The Sift, our newsletter for
educators delivered weekly during
the school year, explores timely
examples of misinformation and
includes classroom discussion
prompts and activities.
20 interactive lessons
(plus a Spanish-language version of
“Practicing Quality Journalism.”)
The Insider, a monthly
newsletter, provides educators with
resources, guidance and support
for teaching news literacy.
— Neveah Rice,
high school student,
Coraopolis, Pennsylvania
Impact of
Checkology
After completing Checkology lessons during the 2023-24 school year:
84%
87%
81%
of students identi昀椀ed the more
credible of two articles on the
same topic from two different
sources — a gain of 27 percentage
points from pre-assessment.
of students recognized when
a social media post failed to
provide credible evidence — a
gain of 18 percentage points
from pre-assessment.
of students recognized that
a free press is very important
to a healthy democracy — a
gain of 14 percentage points
from the pre-assessment.
Get Smart About News, a
weekly newsletter, includes much
of the same information as The Sift,
but for a non-educator audience.
To subscribe to our
newsletters, please visit
newslit.org/subscribe.
