Strategic Framework FY26 - Flipbook - Page 14
2013-14 SCHOOL YEAR
Offered the 昀椀rst series of online professional
development workshops for teachers nationwide.
2014-15 SCHOOL YEAR
From the Start,
Leading the Way
Since 2008, we’ve grown our reach, deepened our
expertise and led the way in news literacy education.
Expanded to Houston with a pilot classroom program.
2016-17 SCHOOL YEAR
Launched the Checkology virtual classroom, an
e-learning platform, making news literacy education
available nationwide.
Here’s how we got there:
Published the 昀椀rst issue of The Sift, a weekly newsletter
that uses recent examples of misinformation to create
classroom resources and teachable moments.
2008
Founded with a $250,000 grant from the
John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.
2017-18 SCHOOL YEAR
Newslit.org website
visitors (annual):
2009
129,328
Launched the in-person classroom program at
Williamsburg Collegiate Charter School in Brooklyn.
Program milestone:
Expanded the in-person Chicago classroom program.
2010
Held the 昀椀rst of many fall forums
featuring well-respected journalists.
2011-12 SCHOOL YEAR
Expanded into the District of Columbia.
106,527 students
Organizational
milestone:
Budget grew to
$3 million,
staff of 10.
taught using NLP
resources (since 2016).
2018-19 SCHOOL YEAR
10-year anniversary
Released an upgraded and expanded
version of Checkology.
2019-20 SCHOOL YEAR
Removed the nominal paywall on Checkology in
response to the COVID-19 pandemic, making the
platform free to all educators, students and families.
2012-13 SCHOOL YEAR
The Chronicle of Philanthropy featured NLP as an
example of a nonpro昀椀t that survived and thrived
despite launching during the 2008 recession.
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Launched a podcast, Is that a
fact?, with an inaugural 10-episode
season featuring informative
conversations with experts working
to combat misinformation.
Debuted National News Literacy Week,
a campaign that de昀椀ned news literacy
and its importance for educators,
students and the public and gave them
tools to separate fact from 昀椀ction.
