Tag: American Graduate
CPB adds $6.2 million in American Graduate grants, reveals national broadcast plans
The initiative will support efforts at 33 stations to raise awareness of the dropout problem.Tuesday roundup: AmGrad launches “Raise Up”; pubmedia fundraising earns middling grade
Plus: Amazon's set-top box includes PBS content, and OETA launches programs about Native tribes.Wednesday roundup: NPR ads respond to voices; Knight backs development efforts
• NPR introduced voice recognition–enabled ads this week on its smartphone app in an attempt to connect its nearly one million mobile ...Wednesday roundup: more on AmGrad money; former NPR journos prep WWI doc
A big education initiative for low-income families comes into sharper focus.CPB, PBS announce $20M for initiative focused on low-income families
A significant chunk of the money will be earmarked for Hispanic families.Afternoon roundup: WCAI expands signal, CCTV hosts meet Muppets
WCAI Cape and Islands NPR, the only public radio station for coastal communities in southern Massachusetts, has boosted its signal from 1,200 ...CPB to support more collaborative journalism projects
CPB will devote $2.5 million to reporting projects spearheaded by stations and national producers, President Patricia Harrison announced Nov. 12 at the ...American Grad survey details support and challenges
A new survey of more than 460 community partners in CPB’s American Graduate project found enthusiasm for the station-based dropout-prevention initiative as ...Second American Graduate Day to raise dropout awareness nationwide
The second American Graduate Day, a live multiplatform “call to action” event focusing attention on high-school graduation rates, hits public TV airwaves ...AFI Docs festival screens diverse pubTV films
Public TV was less visible at this year's American Film Institute documentary festival. Yet several of the 10 films that had received ...Public TV’s first TED Talks Education special tapes live this week
TED, the nonprofit behind the high-profile conferences about ideas in technology, entertainment and design (as well as NPR’s new weekend series), and ...West Virginia’s Bob Wise receives Thought Leader Award
Former West Virginia Governor Bob Wise was honored for his work supporting public media’s educational service. Wise is president of the Alliance for ...Upcoming American Graduate specials tackle lax schools, juvenile justice system
A pair of documentaries to be released for public TV broadcasts next month focus on two of the most difficult aspects of ...WXXI broadens reach in seven-year partnership with commercial FM
WXXI and WDKX in Rochester, N.Y., are very different stations serving very different audiences — and that’s a big reason that their ...Pubcasting tackles dropout crisis
The massive American Graduate project is all about potential — the potential of students who stay in school to graduate, as well ...
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