BUILT WITH EDUCATORS. GROUNDED IN RESEARCH.
Help Students Make Sense of the News—and the World.
Try our new research-based media literacy platform that transforms current news and multiple perspectives into powerful, inquiry-driven learning.
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Free during beta · Current pilot focused on high schools
Real-Time News Fresh, relevant learning
Multiple Perspectives Built into every investigation
Inquiry-Based Instruction Questions that build critical thinking
Developed through research, partnership, and classroom practice
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For years, educators in all 50 states, from K–12 classrooms to college campuses, have used AllSides to teach current events, strengthen critical thinking, and support dialogue across differences.
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Explore Classroom Resources MEDIA BIAS CHART
Explore the Full ChartHEADLINE ROUNDUP From the Center America’s Great AI Freakout Has Begun Wall Street Journal (News)
From the Left As Fears of A.I. Catastrophe Magnify, Washington Stirs, but Mostly Slumbers New York Times (News)
From the Right Is the End of the World Upon Us, Again? National Review (Opinion)
Explore Today’s Headline Roundups
Explore the Full ChartHEADLINE ROUNDUP How Do Americans Feel About AI?
OUR APPROACH
Media Will Keep Changing. Students Need Skills That Will Keep Up.
THE CHALLENGE
Media Literacy Is Bigger Than Spotting “Fake News.”
A checklist for spotting “fake news” may be outdated tomorrow. Students need durable habits for questioning how media messages are constructed, whose perspectives are included, and what evidence supports a claim. Educators also need a clear, low-prep way to bring news discussions back into the classroom with confidence.
BUILDING ON WHAT WORKS
Teach Students How to Think—Not What to Think.
Students observe, question, investigate, compare perspectives, and support their own conclusions with evidence.
Our new platform builds on the resources educators already value, connecting real-time news, multiple perspectives, and inquiry-based instruction in one learning experience.
Become a Beta TesterBUILT ON COMPLEMENTARY EXPERTISE
News Expertise Meets Instructional Expertise.
AllSides and Project Look Sharp bring distinct strengths together to create a more powerful approach to media literacy.
The News and Perspective Expertise
AllSides brings current news, multiple perspectives, media bias expertise, and tools that help students see beyond a single viewpoint.
The Instructional Expertise
Project Look Sharp brings decades of research and practice in Constructivist Media Decoding—an inquiry-based approach that keeps students thinking and educators facilitating.
Together, they help students investigate information, examine evidence, consider multiple interpretations, and form their own conclusions.
A COMPLETE LEARNING EXPERIENCE
Media Literacy That Works in Real Learning Environments.
Everything educators need to lead meaningful, evidence-based learning—without adding hours of preparation.
Current News and Multiple Perspectives
Relevant news coverage gives students authentic material for examining bias, framing, credibility, and point of view.
Ready-to-Facilitate Learning
Clear guidance, key questions, and structured activities support educators without turning them into script readers.
Building Toward Standards Alignment
As the platform evolves, we are identifying opportunities to align lessons with relevant media literacy, information literacy, civic education, and subject-area standards.
FROM CURRENT EVENT TO CRITICAL THINKING
One Connected Experience for Educators and Students.
Educators select relevant news, guide an inquiry-based decoding, and use purposeful check-ins to deepen discussion and reflection.
Facilitate With Confidence
Suggested questions, timely probes, projected media, and live lesson guidance help educators lead strong discussions while student ideas drive the investigation.
- Purposeful questions tied to learning goals
- Guidance available when it is needed
- Flexible facilitation, not a rigid script
SUPPORTING THE CONVERSATION
Thoughtful Check-Ins Create More Ways to Participate.
Student response moments can surface observations, questions, and patterns that educators may bring into the larger discussion. They support the experience without defining it.
DEVELOPED WITH EDUCATORS
Built With Schools, Not Just for Them.
11 High Schools
23 Educators
Our 2026–27 pilot brings together teachers and school librarians from across the country to test the platform in authentic school settings and guide its development.
Teacher-librarian teams ensure the platform is informed by both classroom instruction and schoolwide information-literacy leadership.
Become a Beta Tester Pilot impact findings will be published following the 2026–27 implementation year.GROUNDED IN EXPERTISE. BUILT THROUGH PARTNERSHIP.
Supported by Leaders Who Believe Media Literacy Is Essential.
Instructional partner and national leader in Constructivist Media Decoding.
Supporting the advancement of evidence-based media literacy education.
Supporting innovative approaches that strengthen critical thinking and education.
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Help Build the Future of Media Literacy Learning.
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