The National Center for Media Engagement

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The National Center for Media Engagement is funded by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to provide expertise and professional development to public media to deepen relationships with communities.
 
NCME is delighted to be working closely with the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), Nine Network of Public Media in St. Louis, Thirteen (WNET) in New York, and public media stations nationwide on American Graduate.
 

Have you or your station produced content on the dropout crisis facing middle school and high school students? If so, we’d love to include your work on our American Graduate playlist curated by PRX and NCME.
 

Series

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32 Pieces

American Graduate is aimed at addressing high school dropout through public media.

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20 Pieces

The audio from a series of reports produced by the PBS Newshour about dropout in American high schools.

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13 Pieces

In 2011, WGVU featured a weekly on-air series addressing various issues related to the dropout crisis.


Pieces

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Interview with Sheri Strickland, President of NCEA, discussing concerns with education reform in 2011.

  • Added: Aug 20, 2012
  • Length: 11:35
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Genoa McNeil, Assistant Director of Admissions and Fayetteville State University and Branton Church, Admissions Counsellor speak about their effort...

  • Added: Aug 20, 2012
  • Length: 08:51
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Claire Abdel-Malak, community outreach coordinator for Cumberland International Early College High School is interviewed about the intriguing metho...

  • Added: Aug 20, 2012
  • Length: 05:27
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Former students receive salaried training inside many of Colorado's white-collar companies as an alternative to difficult home settings.

  • Added: Aug 19, 2012
  • Length: 06:51
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KUVO explores the unique challenges facing at-risk Native American students.

  • Added: Aug 19, 2012
  • Length: 08:37
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KUVO's American Graduate program visits two Colorado charter schools that serve at-risk youth and give students the opportunity to return to school...

  • Added: Aug 19, 2012
  • Length: 07:29
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KUVO details the obstacles and struggles that often cause students to drop out.

  • Added: Aug 19, 2012
  • Length: 05:37
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KSJD's Melissa Betrone talks with new Montezuma-Cortez School District Superintendent Alex Carter about his background, his views on education, and...

  • Added: Aug 17, 2012
  • Length: 22:46
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In the spring of 2011, KSJD talked with high school and middle school students from Southwest Open School, Cortez Middle School, and Montezuma-Cort...

  • Added: Aug 17, 2012
  • Length: 09:23
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Southwest Open High School students Michael Morehead and Dilton Padilla talk with KSJD's Tom Yoder about their perspectives on education funding, h...

  • Added: Aug 17, 2012
  • Length: 21:37