The Summer Incubator is a paid three-part teacher development program that invites education professionals to propose projects that use 1619 materials to engage their learning communities with themes of democracy, workshop these projects through gatherings with other education professionals, and receive direct funding to implement the project in fall 2025. 

We invite education professionals in the extended Pulitzer Center education community to apply for the program by submitting project proposals that will: 

1. Impact at least 500 students and/or educators in their local communities.
2. Improve the awareness and critical thinking of students and/or educators about the legacies of slavery in the contemporary United States, and the contributions of Black Americans to American democracy.
3. Explore the role the news media plays in shaping our understanding of both history and democracy.
4. Equip students and/or educators to take action and make change that advances democracy within their communities.

We are seeking projects that go beyond the individual classroom level to engage large groups of learners on the school, district, and/or community level. We encourage smaller districts and/or educators working in alternative learning environments to collaborate and apply as a multisite or multiorganizational project. We hope that this program, like our other 1619 Education initiatives, will develop a national, multidisciplinary community of practice among educators.

Please click here to review the complete grant program details, eligibility criteria, and timeline before applying.

Thank for your interest to the AI Spotlight Series. Welcome to the Track 3: An Editor's Guide to AI application page.

Please submit your application for the AI Spotlight Series Track 3 session, a 90-minute interactive training session led by Gideon Lichfield and Bina Venkataraman.

This track is designed for managing editors, executive editors, desk editors, social media editors -- anyone in charge of directing coverage, commissioning stories, or packaging and producing them for public consumption. 

We will identify different types of AI stories and dissect what sets apart the best coverage, including its framing, headline, and artwork. You’ll learn to assess pitches and filed stories and avoid common pitfalls that can mislead or confuse an audience (or an editor). There will be opportunities to ask questions, trade tips, and have a lively discussion among fellow newsroom decision-makers. 

To allow maximum interaction between the coaches and the editors, we will cap the maximum number of trainees to 35-40 journalists. During the application review, we consider, among others, the applicants' time zone, their role in the newsroom, and their motivation or reason for joining the training. Kindly note that this session is about reporting on AI, and not about using AI for journalistic purposes. Apply by July 31, 2025.