Ready to Learn builds on digital-learning push with new station grants
Posted: April, 17, 2013
By Andrew Lapin
Education/Engagement
New talking point on Capitol Hill: PubTV's role in education
Posted: March, 15, 2013
By Andrew Lapin
Storytelling ‘pop-up’ Hear Here builds bridge from KALW to Oakland
Posted: March, 14, 2013
By Dawn Morgan
Pubcasting tackles dropout crisis
Posted: August, 20, 2012
By Dru Sefton
WBEZ’s Curious City brings its inquisitive audience into the reporting action
Posted: November 16, 2012From exploring underground tunnels to tracking the evolution of the Chicago accent, Curious City is an unconventional spin on community-based public media reporting. Continue reading
With young actors, Localore’s interactive Ed Zed Omega critiques education system
Posted: November 2, 2012CPB’s American Graduate initiative has set its sights on targeting dropouts, but another project in public media, Ed Zed Omega, is zeroing in on “rise-outs” — students who are excited to learn but feel that high school is failing to meet their needs. Continue reading
KQED, science academy team up for e-learning project
Posted: September 24, 2012With Earthquake, an e-book and companion iTunes U course, KQED and the California Academy of Sciences shook up a new approach to multimedia collaboration. Continue reading
ITVS prepares for beta tests of enhanced OVEE
Posted: September 10, 2012An infusion of CPB funding is allowing the Independent Television Service to add more features to OVEE, the online engagement tool that ITVS calls “the world’s first fully functional social screening platform.” Continue reading
Utah educator named director of state’s broadband network for schools
Posted: August 31, 2012Utah Education Network, the only public TV licensee to receive a federal broadband grant and to join the national US Ignite project to develop broadband apps, has appointed a Utah school superintendent, Ray Timothy, as its c.e.o. and executive director, … Continue reading
Pubcasting tackles dropout crisis
Posted: August 20, 2012The massive American Graduate project is all about potential — the potential of students who stay in school to graduate, as well as the potential of public broadcasting stations to serve as community conveners. Continue reading
US Ignite partnership will push for apps using a faster, smarter Internet
Posted: June 14, 2012The state-operated Utah Education Network and several municipalities are among about 100 members of US Ignite, a new partnership creating services for future broadband networks running up to 100 times faster than today’s Internet. This White House announced the partnership … Continue reading