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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.
Building on the theme of PBS’ summer schedule, education specialists aim to bring voices of more women into learning media.
“It makes me really hopeful to see collaborations like this happen because they help us accomplish more than … we’d be able to alone,” says Rory Linnane, lead reporter of “Kids in Crisis” for USA Today Network-Wisconsin.