May 2013

The Root, "John Legend Sells Success", May 11, 2012

The Philadelphia Inquirer, "History on a Harley", May 7, 2013

The Educated Reporter, "Ted Talks Education: A Sneak Peek of Tonight's Television Debut", May 7, 2013

EdMedia Commons, "Five Questions for TED Talks curator Chris Anderson on Re-Imagining Education", May 7, 2013

Broadway World, "TED TALKS EDUCATION Airs on PBS Tonight", May 7, 2013

Upstart Business Journal, "TED Talks on TV? It's Coming May 7", May 6, 2013

National Journal, "They Don't Learn if They Don't Like You", May 6, 2013

Montana Associated Tech Roundtables, "TED Talks Education- 'American Graduate: Let's Make it Happen", May 6, 2013

Hot Hardware, "TED and PBS Television Join Forces for 'TED Talks Education'", May 6, 2013

New York Times, "TED Teams Up With PBS on Ideas for Education", May 5, 2013

Chicago Tribune, "Young Chicago Poet Malcolm London Speaks Up For Education on TED Show", May 6, 2013

The Wave, "John Legend Hosts TED Talks Education on PBS", May 6, 2013

CNN, "How to Get Teachers to Teach and Students to Learn", May 6, 2013

LA Times, "Tuesdy's TV Highlights", May 5, 2013

The China Post, "TED Tailors 'Ideas Worth Spreading' for Television", May 5, 2013

AFP, "TED Tailors 'Ideas Worth Spreading' for Television", May 5, 2013

Huffington Post, "Why We Need to Reform Education Now", May 3, 2013

Huffinton Post, "How a Teacher Encouraged Her Students With an 'F'", May 3, 2013

Education Next, "What We're Watching: TED Talks Education", May 1, 2013

Denver Post, "TED Talks comes to TV", May 2, 2013

April 2013

CPB, "Corporation for Public Broadcasting President and CEO Patricia Harrison Honored with Medallion Award from PBS SoCaL", April 29, 2013

School Library Journal, "'TED Talks Education' to Air May 7 on PBS", April 29, 2013

Change for Kids, "Celebrity Sightings: Education Style", April 29, 2013

Arapahoe Public Mirror, "TED Talks Education", April 25, 2013

Scholastic Administrator, "This Week in Education", April 23, 2013

Humanitarian News, "Get Ready for TED Talks Education, airing May7 at 10PM", April 23,2013

Yahoo! News, "Bill Gates' $5 Billion Plan: Let's Put a Camera in Every Classroom", April 22, 2013

Take Part, "Bill Gates' $5 Billion Plan: Let's Put a Camera in Every Classroom", April 22, 2013

TED Radio Hour, "What Role do Relationships Play in Learning?", April 20, 2013

Fast Company, "New Details on Bill Gates' $5 Billion Plan to Film, Measure Every Teacher", April 15, 2013

CPB, "The Corporation for Public Broadcasting Awards Grant to WGBH to Develop New Middle School Math Resources", April 9, 2013

Current, "Public TV's First TED Talks Education Special Tapes Live This Week", April 3, 2013

March 2013

WAMU, "WAMU 88.5 News’ “American Graduate” series wins first place in National Awards for Education Reporting", March 26, 2013

Education Week, "New PBS School Documentary '180 Days': A Grueling, Hopeful Journey", March 25, 2013

Huffington Post, "Education Under Arrest: Taking America Out of Its Comfort Zone", March 25, 2013

Take Part, "PBS Host Tavis Smiley Has Zero Tolerance for Zero Tolerance", March 25, 2013

AV Club, "180 Days: A Year In An American High School Debuts Tonight on PBS at 9:00 p.m. Eastern", March 25, 2013

Indie Wire, "Premiering TONIGHT On PBS - National Black Programming Consortium Presents '180 Days'", March 25, 2013

NOLA.com, "PBS Documentary '180 Days' Shares Subject Matter With OWN's 'Blackboard Wars'", March 25, 2013

NOLA.com, "Tavis Smiley PBS Spcial Examines the 'School-To-Prison Pipeline", March 22, 2013

Washington Post, "'180 Days' and 'American Promise': Two Films That Show Racial and Financial Disparities in America's School Systems", March 22, 2013

Huffington Post, "Another Film About a Struggling School... Why Should You Care?", March 19, 2013

Broadway World, "John Legend to Host TED TALKS EDUCATION Special on PBS, 5/7", March 14, 2013

Music World, "John Legend to Host TED TALKS EDUCATION Special on PBS, 5/7", March 14, 2013

WNET, "TED and WNET Produce “TED Talks Education,One-Hour Original PBS Special to air Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at 10:00 p.m.", March 13, 2013

February 2013

Educational Policy Improvement Center, "Roadtrip Nation Impact Study", February 25, 2013

Current, "Upcoming American Graduate specials tackle lax schools, juvenile justice system", February 14, 2013

CPB, "American Graduate: Let's make it Happen Partners with Alliance for Excellent Education for Digital Learning Day, Feb. 6", February 4, 2013

January 2013

CPB, "Tavis Smiley to Investigate an Educational System Under Arrest", January 31, 2013

CPB, "180 Days: A Year Inside an American High School", January 31, 2013

WNET, "WNET Partners with TED to Produce Public Television Education Special, Airing Tuesday, May 7 at 8 p.m.", January 15, 2013

Engadget, "Bill Gates to Chat Education on PBS in First TED Talk Made for TV", January 15, 2013

POV, "POV's 'American Promise' Premieres at 2013 Sundance Film Festival", January 14, 2013

CPB, "Mentoring in Action", January 14, 2013

November 2013

NETA, "Get the Math Educator's Media Kit honored with 2012 NETA Award", November 1, 2012

NETA, "Mission US- Mission 2: Flight to Freedom honored with 2012 NETA Award", November 1, 2012

September 2012
CNN, "PBS documentary 'Dropout Nation' follows students in Houston on the verge of dropping out", September 25, 2012

Houston Chronicle, 'Dropout Nation' a story of hope', September 24, 2012

PBS NewsHour, "American Graduate Day, a Community Effort to Curb the Dropout Crisis", September 28, 2012
The Chronicle of Philanthropy, “Public TV Telethon Takes Aim at Dropout Rates,” September 24, 2012

The New York Times, “Public Broadcasting Takes Role in Curbing Dropout Rates,” September 23, 2012

The Huffington Post, “American Graduate Day Highlights Fight to Curb Student Dropouts,” September 22, 2012

Belief Net, “American Graduate Day on NYC’s Channel 13,” September 22, 2012

The Indianapolis Star, “WFYI Devotes 17 Hours of Saturday’s TV to Education Initiative,” September 20, 2012

Beyond the Box, “Celebrate American Graduate Day,” September 21, 2012
District Administration News, "Public Media to Launch First-Ever American Graduate Day on Sept. 22" September 21, 2012

Des Moines Register, “Iowa View: 1 Day Can Have Big Impact on Teen’s Life,” September 20, 2012

Sun Herald, “@Home Briefs,” September 20, 2012
St. Louis Beacon, " Take Five: Nine Network leads nationwide anti-dropout effort", September 20, 2012

The Oakland Press, “American Graduate Day to Highlight Education Crisis,” September 19, 2012

Kitsap Sun, “Communities In Schools Participate in First Ever American Graduate Day September 22, 2012”  September 19, 2012

MENTOR, "MENTOR Supports Corporation for Public Broadcasting's American Graduate Day September 22," September 18, 2012

WORLD Channel, "AMERICAN GRADUATE WEEK on WORLD CHANNEL", September 18, 2012
CPB, "Public Media to Launch First-Ever AMERICAN GRADUATE DAY on September 22, 2012," September 10, 2012

August 2012

New online portal features outstanding public media resources from the last decade
By: eSchool News | August 29, 2012

Pubcasting Tackles the Dropout Crisis - American Graduate puts stations in convener, problem-solver roles
By: Dru Sefton | Current.org | August 20, 2012

July 2012

Anna Deavere Smith Honored by Corporation for Public Broadcasting as a Champion of Public Media (July 20, 2012)

June 2012

American Graduate Public Media Stations Offer Students Career Exploration Opportunities  (June 19, 2012)

Navajo Teen Athletes Race Toward the Future in POV's 'Up Heartbreak Hill,' Premiering Thursday, July 26, 2012 on PBS  (June 7, 2012)

May 2012

American Graduate: A Conversation with Teachers Premieres Monday, June 18 at 9 p.m. on THIRTEEN  (May 31, 2012)

WHUT Hosts a Teacher Town Hall to Address the Dropout Crisis in the D.C. Metro Area (May 21, 2012)

ITVS Announces Production of American Graduate Latino Programming to Address Latino High School Dropout Crisis  (May 1, 2012)

April 2012

WJCT and Florida Stations Are Part of “American Graduate: Let’s Make It Happen” (April 5, 2012)

March 2012

High School Dropout Crisis is Focus of New Documentary From Ideas in Action with Jim Glassman (March 28, 2012)

Media Partners Join WHRO to Address Dropout Crisis as Part of American Graduate: Let’s Make It Happen (March 19, 2012)

WHRO to Air Documentary About Hampton Roads’ Dropout Issue (March 19, 2012)

Americangraduate.org Re-launches with New Research Resource, Video and Community Connections  (March 19, 2012)

Public Media Stations Launch Youth Media Projects as Part of "American Graduate" Initiative to Address Dropout Crisis  (March 8, 2012)

January 2012

NPT Gathers Teachers for an ‘American Graduate: Let’s Make It Happen’ Teacher Town Hall (Jan. 30, 2012)

CET Kicks Off “American Graduate: Let’s Make It Happen” (Jan. 26, 2012)

2011

Tavis Smiley Reports on the Dropout Crisis; part of the American Graduate Initiative  (Sept. 9, 2011)

WTTW Launches American Graduate: Let’s Make it Happen in Chicago (Nov. 7, 2011)

National American Graduate Initiative Launches in St. Louis (Nov. 7, 2011)

StoryCorps Launches New National Initiative Honoring the Work of Teachers (Sept. 19, 2011)

Tavis Smiley confronts the miseducation of Black boys in a national primetime special TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 AT 8 P.M. ON PBS (Sept. 9, 2011)
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting introduces Initiative to Combat the Dropout Crisis  (May 3, 2011)