News Literacy
District Fellowship program
NLP News Literacy District Fellowships reimagine district-wide news and media literacy learning, empowering students to think critically about information and preparing them to be active participants in our democracy.
- Applications will reopen in March.
About
Young people are at a significant civic disadvantage in our society because they lack the skills and knowledge to navigate our current misinformation disorder crisis. Education leaders and policymakers across the country recognize that students need to learn to identify credible information, cite reliable evidence and recognize falsehoods, viral rumors and manipulated content. News literacy education closes this knowledge gap, yet it is not widely taught. The News Literacy District Fellowship seeks to change this.
Media literacy education reimagined.
Objectives
The News Literacy District Fellowship program supports district leaders in designing and implementing innovative district-wide action plans for integrating news and media literacy instruction. Throughout the two-year fellowships, NLP supports districts through professional learning, curriculum guidance and a network of like-minded peers. The program seeks to:
- Community
Create a community of administrators, curriculum directors, instructional coaches, discipline leaders and teachers within a district to share expertise and collaborate with NLP on news and media literacy education issues.
- Impact
Create a community of administrators, curriculum directors, instructional coaches, discipline leaders and teachers within a district to share expertise and collaborate with NLP on news and media literacy education issues.
- Amplify
Highlight practitioners’ voices and expand educators’ critical leadership in news and media literacy at the national, state and local levels.
- Replicable
Deliver a sustainable and replicable district plan for implementing news and media literacy learning at completion of the fellowship.
We are specifically interested in hearing from educators in California, Texas, Wisconsin, North Carolina, Florida, Nebraska, and Oklahoma, but interested educators in other states are also encouraged to apply.
Create lasting impact.
Fellowship opportunity
Each year, we select a new cohort of district fellows from around the country to reimagine news literacy instruction in their districts, creating a positive and lasting impact in their school communities. During the first year of the program, fellows work with NLP to design an action plan for executing news literacy programs in their district. During the second year, fellows implement their plans. Applications open each spring.
Current fellows
Discover more about the News Literacy District Fellowship program! Learn about our fellows, below!
Explore districts
Expand each section below to get more details about each fellow.
Cohort 1
IOWA
Iowa City Community School District
Location: Iowa City, IA
Number of schools: 29
Number of students: 14,000+
NEW MEXICO
Las Cruces Public Schools
Location: Las Cruces, NM
Number of schools: 41
Number of students: 23,000+
NEW YORK
North Salem Central School District
Location: North Salem, NY
Number of schools: 2
Number of students: 1,000+
OREGON
Greater Albany Public Schools
Location: Albany, OR
Number of schools: 20
Number of students: 9,000+
UTAH
Canyons School District
Location: Sandy, UT
Number of schools: 41 traditional, 6 specialized/programs
Number of students: 34,000+
Cohort 2
COLORADO
Gunnison Watershed School District
Location: Gunnison, CO
Number of schools: 6
Number of students: 2,080
MICHIGAN
Bloomfield Hills Schools
Location: Bloomfield Hills, MI
Number of schools: 11
Number of students: 5,785+
PENNSYLVANIA
Cornell School District
Location: Coraopolis, PA
Number of schools: 2
Number of students: 600
Cohort 3
CALIFORNIA
Beverly Hills Unified School District
Location: Beverly Hills, CS
Number of schools: ?
Number of students: 3,300
Elk Grove Unified School District
Location: Elk Grove, CA
Number of schools: ?
Number of students: 62,957
Fremont Union High School District
Location: San Jose, CA
Number of schools: ?
Number of students: 9,000
Central Unified School District
Location: Fresno, CA
Number of schools: 24
Number of students: 15,730
LAUSD
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Number of schools: ?
Number of students: 560,000
NEBRASKA
Kearney Public Schools
Location: Kearney, NE
Number of schools: ?
Number of students: 6,155+
NORTH CAROLINA
Johnston County School District
Location: Smithfield, NC
Number of schools: ?
Number of students: 37,000
OKLAHOMA
Norman Public Schools
Location: Norman, OK
Number of schools: ?
Number of students: 15,786
The application period is currently closed.
Shaelynn Farnsworth,
Director of Fellowship
For more information on the News Literacy District Fellowship, contact Shaelynn Farnsworth at [email protected].
