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Budget Update from ITVS
March 23, 2017ITVS, alongside other organizations, will continue to underscore the importance of federal funds for our nation’s public media system and the value of independently produced programming on our public airwaves.
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Celebrate American Graduate Day With Public Media
September 21, 2012American Graduate Day, a multi-platform event being held on Saturday, September 22, features local and national programming, partners, and celebrities focused on improving the nation’s graduation rates.Launched in 2011 by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), American Graduate: Let’s Make It Happen is public media’s initiative to help…
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American Graduate: Let's Make It Happen Hits Denver for PBS Annual Meeting
May 11, 2012On May 17, Hill Harper, Tony Plana, and Priscilla Diaz will join CPB President and CEO Patricia Harrison at the PBS Annual Meeting in Denver for a public discussion on the nation’s dropout crisis as part of the public media initiative, American Graduate: Let’s Make it Happen, made possible by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Priscilla Star Diaz…
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ITVS Announces Production of American Graduate Latino Programming
May 1, 2012The national public media initiative's goal is to address the growing Latino high school dropout crisis.Nationwide, Latino students face an increased risk of dropping out of school. 41 percent of Latinos ages 20 and older do not have a high school diploma, compared to 23 percent of blacks and 14 percent of whites. To address the growing high school dropout…