American Graduate: Let\u2019s Make it Happen<\/a> initiative, airs Thursday, October 4 at 9:30 p.m. on NPT-Channel 8.<\/p>\nProduced and narrated by veteran journalist LaTonya Turner, \u201cNPT Reports: Translating the Dream\u201d introduces the viewer to students whose stories exemplify some of the reasons that prevent ELL and immigrant students from achieving at the same level as other students.\u00a0 For some, the main challenge is learning a new language: MNPS has the highest percentage of ELL students of any school district in Tennessee, with more than 135 languages spoken among MNPS students.<\/p>\n
Also discussed in the documentary is the challenge of \u201cunschooled\u201d ELL students, a reference to those students who have not had formal education until arriving in this country\u2014mainly due to being refugees. Social and cultural factors also create obstacles for immigrant students, even those who are not ELL. And undocumented students face additional hurdles and disincentives that result from not having access to similar benefits that come with legal citizenship.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhile many factors contribute to the wide gap in graduation rates,\u201d says Turner, \u201ceducators we spoke to point to the state\u2019s new method of calculating grad rates.\u201d<\/p>\n
In 2011, the formula for a student to graduate on time and earn a regular diploma switched from a requirement of 5 years and up to age 22, to 4 years and up to age 18.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe loss of more than a full year to educate students is especially noticeable among ELL, immigrant, and special education students,\u201d adds Turner. \u201cThe strategies for addressing this challenge vary among school districts and even among teachers. Many educators admitted that it\u2019s an experimental process to find what works for the students they work with at any given time.\u201d<\/p>\n
NPT will address some of these solutions and strategies in a second documentary scheduled to air in November.<\/p>\n
About Nashville Public Television <\/strong><\/p>\nNashville Public Television is available free and over the air to nearly 2.4 million people throughout the Middle Tennessee and southern Kentucky viewing area, and is watched by more than 600,000 households every week. The mission of NPT is to provide, through the power of traditional television and interactive telecommunications, high quality educational, cultural and civic experiences that address issues and concerns of the people of the Nashville region, and which thereby help improve the lives of those we serve.<\/p>\n
About American Graduate: Let\u2019s Make it Happen<\/strong><\/p>\nAmerican Graduate: Let\u2019s Make it Happen is helping local communities identify and implement solutions to the high school dropout crisis. American Graduate demonstrates public media’s commitment to education and its deep roots in every community it serves. Beyond providing programming that educates, informs and inspires, public radio and television stations \u2014 locally owned and operated \u2014 are an important resource in helping to address critical issues, such as the dropout rate.<\/p>\n
In addition to national programming, more than 75 public radio and television stations have launched on-the-ground efforts working with community and at risk youth to keep students on-track to high school graduation. More than 800 partnerships have been formed locally through American Graduate, and CPB is working with Alma and Colin Powell\u2019s America’s Promise Alliance and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation .<\/p>\n
About CPB<\/strong>
\nThe Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), a private, nonprofit corporation created by Congress in 1967, is the steward of the federal government’s investment in public broadcasting. It helps support the operations of more than 1,300 locally-owned and -operated public television and radio stations nationwide, and is the largest single source of funding for research, technology, and program development for public radio, television and related online services.<\/p>\n*[1] TDOE Report Card<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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