📰 Media & Journalism Jun 3, 2026 · Lilly Chapa

Share local news coverage with classrooms to spark civic engagement and boost fundraising efforts

American Press Institute
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Share local news coverage with classrooms to spark civic engagement and boost fundraising efforts
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Has it ever been more important for young people to understand the news of their own community — to grow into informed, engaged, voting citizens? We don’t think so. And that urgency is exactly what drove us to build Lookout in the Classroom.
What began four years ago as a conversation with educators has grown into something none of us fully anticipated. Today, more than 10,000 students and 450 teachers across Santa Cruz County engage with local journalism through Lookout in the Classroom.

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