Education
Indiana invests $6.7M in statewide pilot of educational datacasts
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The funds allow all of Indiana’s public TV stations to build capacity to deliver lessons to students who can’t access the internet.
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The funds allow all of Indiana’s public TV stations to build capacity to deliver lessons to students who can’t access the internet.
The state government has invested $3.5 million in a digital multicast and streaming service that provides K–12 instruction.
Pennsylvania’s governor recently announced an $8 million grant to Pennsylvania PBS to build datacasting capabilities for the seven-station public TV network to support distance learning in partnership with the Pennsylvania Department of Education.
“We have had some time to reflect, to listen and to refine so that we can be right there, hand in hand with our education partners and our families,” said Robin Mencher, executive director of education at KQED.
The business consortium of 31 public broadcasters is adding an advocacy voice in Washington.
The public TV station and local school system forged a partnership to improve at-home learning for students with limited internet access.
VA TV Classroom, an instructional TV service produced by WHRO, targets K-12 students who can’t access the internet.
“Today and into the future, public media stations should continue to look for ways to use government funding to pour support and resources back into the communities they serve.”
A plan to provide over-the-air programming to students who lack internet access has emerged as a model for public TV stations across the country.