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Carnegie Corporation of New York Awards $600,000 Grant to NAMLE to Build the Foundation for Scalable, Cross-Curricular Integration of Media Literacy
The National Association for Media Literacy Education (NAMLE), the leading nonprofit organization advancing media literacy education in the United States, has been awarded a $600,000 grant from Carnegie Corporation of New York to support a national initiative to build the foundation for scalable, cross-curricular integration of media literacy.
The two-year grant will fund Media Literacy for All, a project designed to help educators demystify the process of incorporating media literacy into everyday teaching practices. Rather than introducing new standalone curricula, the initiative will help educators understand how media literacy intersects with their subject areas, aligns with existing standards, and can be implemented using familiar lessons, texts and classroom artifacts.
“Teachers consistently tell us that they value media literacy but lack clear guidance on how to integrate it into what they already teach,” said Donnell Probst, executive director of NAMLE. “With Carnegie Corporation of New York’s support, we are creating practical, standards-aligned frameworks that show educators where media literacy education opportunities already exist in their curriculum and how to take the first step toward integrating instruction with confidence.”
“Media literacy is foundational to civic participation and democratic life,” said Ambika Kapur, program director for Education at Carnegie Corporation of New York. “At Carnegie, we are pleased to support the National Association for Media Literacy Education’s work to integrate media literacy into everyday instruction, helping students build the skills needed to navigate today’s information environment with judgment and confidence.”
Through the grant, NAMLE will:
- Develop subject-specific media literacy guides for high school English language arts (ELA) and social studies;
- Create standards crosswalks aligning media literacy competencies with existing national ELA and social studies standards designed to complement state and local requirements;
- Develop integration guides that provide educators with practical strategies and content and grade-aligned classroom resources;
- Launch a redesigned website and integrated learning management system offering free, public access to these resources and professional learning; and
- Pilot and evaluate these tools with educators.
By leveraging its national network of educators and the National Media Literacy Alliance, NAMLE aims to establish a scalable model that supports consistent, high-quality media literacy instruction while strengthening students’ critical thinking and civic engagement.
About NAMLE
Founded in 1997, the National Association for Media Literacy Education (NAMLE) is a leading voice defining and advancing media literacy education in the United States. NAMLE works to make media literacy highly valued and widely practiced as an essential life skill by supporting educators, families and communities with research-based guidance, professional learning, and open-access resources.
About Carnegie Corporation of New York
Carnegie Corporation of New York was established by Andrew Carnegie in 1911 to promote the advancement and diffusion of knowledge and understanding. Today the foundation works to reduce political polarization through philanthropic support for the issues that Carnegie considered most important: education, democracy, and peace.