Programs/Content
WTVP plans launch of multicast channel for at-home learning
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The public TV station and local school system forged a partnership to improve at-home learning for students with limited internet access.
Programs/Content
Virginia stations fill gaps in distance learning by putting teachers’ lessons on-air
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VA TV Classroom, an instructional TV service produced by WHRO, targets K-12 students who can’t access the internet.
System/Policy
Why public media should be partnering on statewide education
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“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.”
Programs/Content
California stations create at-home learning service that aims to bridge digital divide
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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.
Programs/Content
TV stations ramp up local productions tied to women’s suffrage movement
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Building on the theme of PBS’ summer schedule, education specialists aim to bring voices of more women into learning media.
Local That Works
Milwaukee PBS teams up with newspaper chain to help communities address teen suicide
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“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.
Programs/Content
Connecticut Public partners with Norwalk library for education expansion
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The partnership, initiated last fall, extends CP’s educational initiative for high school students and veterans into a third city and the first library location.
Education
New partnership takes WQED education program into more West Virginia libraries
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The program has grown to 30 participating libraries since 2014, with an additional 10 launching this year through West Virginia Public Broadcasting.
Programs/Content
To redesign education coverage, start by doing your homework
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How KPCC used design thinking to extend the reach and impact of its coverage of early childhood education.