Teacher Voices

Public Media Is
Responding
To The High School
Dropout Crisis

Teacher Voices

Public media stations around the country have been asking teachers a series of questions about things that are most important to them--from challenges to "A-ha! moments," from lessons learned to job satisfaction, from curriculum to parent engagement. The topics tackled in this 'virtual teacher townhall' project showcase a wide range of voices and provide teachers with a chance to interact and share with one another, all while adding to the conversation on America's schools.

By leveraging public media’s unique combination of production and community engagement skills, stations have been listening, collecting and amplifying these local teacher voices, and are using them inform their local American Graduate: Let’s Make It Happen work. This is made possible with a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) and administered by the National Center for Media Engagement (NCME). 50 stations from across the country conducted teacher interviews as part of the project.

Browse by Question

Teacher Voices: Why Do Students Drop Out?

Teacher Voices: Why Do Students Drop Out? Teachers from around the country answer the question: Why Do Kids Drop Out? Read more

Teacher Voices: Helping Students at Risk

Teacher Voices: Helping Students at Risk Teachers from around the country answer the question: How can teachers help students who are at risk of dropping out? Read more

Teacher Voices: Greatest Ally

Teacher Voices: Greatest Ally Teachers from around the country answer the question: In the quest to improve graduation rates, who is your great ally? Read more

Teacher Voices: Community Involvement

Teacher Voices: Community Involvement Teachers from around the country answer the question: What do educators need from the community? Read more

Teacher Voices: What would you change about education?

Teacher Voices: What would you change about education? Teachers across the country answer the question: If you could change one thing about American education, what would it be? Read more