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Public Service Media: Education, Public Safety and Civic Leadership
02/08/16
America's public television stations are committed to three essential public service missions: education, public safety and civic leadership. -
APTS Commends Congress For Providing Level Funding For Public Broadcasting and Investing in Public Television’s Interconnection System in the FY 2016 Omnibus Appropriations Bill
12/18/15
APTS president and CEO Patrick Butler issued the following statement today commending the U.S. Congress for providing level funding for public broadcasting and investing in public television's interconnection system in the FY 2016 Omnibus Appropriations bill. -
APTS Commends U.S. Senate for Including Ready To Learn in Elementary and Secondary Education Act Reauthorization
12/09/15
APTS today commended the U.S. Senate for passing the Every Student Succeeds Act, which reauthorizes the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) and preserves the Ready To Learn program that helps pre-school children develop reading and math skills. -
APTS Commends Congress For Including Ready To Learn in the Elementary and Secondary Education Act Reauthorization
12/02/15
APTS today commended the U.S. House of Representatives for passing the Conference Report to accompany S.1177, the Every Student Succeeds Act, which would reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). -
APTS and PBS Commend U.S. Senate For Including Ready To Learn in S. 1177, the Every Child Achieves Act
07/16/15
APTS and PBS today commended the U.S. Senate for passing S. 1177, the Every Child Achieves Act that would reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). -
KERA's One Crisis Away Highlights Asset Poverty in North Texas
07/15/15
KERA's One Crisis Away is a multimedia initiative created to increase awareness of asset poverty in North Texas. -
APTS Commends the U.S. Senate for Passing the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Modernization Act of 2015
07/13/15
APTS today commended the United States Senate on its passage of the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Modernization Act of 2015. -
WVIZ/PBS ideastream Receives Service to Children Award for Television
06/30/15
WVIZ/PBS ideastream, the public television station for Cleveland, Ohio was awarded the Service to Children Award for Television. -
Community Idea Stations' Science Matters Provides STEM Education
06/29/15
Community Idea Stations, the public television station for central Virginia, provides its audience with the educational initiative, Science Matters. -
SCETV's Carolina Classrooms Provides Valuable Educational Resources To State
06/25/15
South Carolina ETV's Carolina Classrooms provides valuable resources for South Carolina's educators. -
APTS Commends The Senate Appropriations Committee For Providing Level Funding For Public Broadcasting
06/25/15
APTS president and CEO Patrick Butler issued the following statement today commending the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee for providing level funding for public broadcasting. -
APTS Commends The House Appropriations Committee For Providing Level Funding For Public Broadcasting
06/24/15
APTS president and CEO Patrick Butler issued the following statement today commending the U.S. House Appropriations Committee for providing level funding for public broadcasting. -
APTS Commends the Senate Labor-HHS-Education Subcommittee For Providing Level Funding for Public Broadcasting
06/23/15
APTS president and CEO Patrick Butler issued the following statement today commending the U.S. Senate Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS-Education) Subcommittee for providing level funding for public broadcasting. -
KVIE Examines Local Issues With Studio Sacramento
06/23/15
KVIE, the public television station for the Sacramento, Stockton and Modesto areas, features Studio Sacramento. -
WVPB's The Legislature Today Reports Local Politics
06/22/15
West Virginia Public Broadcasting's public affairs program, The Legislature Today, has been providing vital information about local politics to its viewers for over two decades.