NLP AR FY22 - Paperturn - Flipbook - Page 8
Impact of Programs
Checkology usage during another
enormously di昀케cult school year was a
huge achievement for the platform, for
NLP and for the work of creating a newsliterate future generation.
Engaged more
educators nationwide
in NLP programming
than ever before.
16,000 educators
nationwide reached an estimated
2.4 million students
100,398 students on the platform
Broadened audiences for NLP’s free
weekly e-publications:
Checkology’s Impact
After completing Checkology lessons
during the 2021-22 school year:
3 out of 4 (75%)
students could correctly
identify the 昀椀ve 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
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Annual Report FY22
Get Smart About News,
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.
17,573 subscribers
21,302
subscribers
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.
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.
The Sift, for educators,
14-point
improvement
compared with
54% prior to using
Checkology
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 impressions
from our PSA, earned media and social media
