TPSD Superintendent Carla Santorno
We sit down with Tacoma Public Schools Superintendent Carla Santorno.
Achievement Gap
We take a loser look at a local program designed to closer the Achievement Gap
KBTC Camps - American Graduate Day
Discover more about the educational programs KBTC offers students in the community.
Summer Slide - American Graduate Day
American Graduate Day 2015 highlights the Al Davies Boys and Girls Club Summer Boost program.
Local Champions - American Graduate Day
See local Champions in action in this segment from American Graduate Day.
Early Start Act - American Graduate Day
Learn about the recently passed Early Start Act and what it means for Washington State.
Big Brothers Big Sisters - American Graduate Day
Mentors from Big Brothers Big Sisters are making an impact on students facing adversity.
American Graduate Program
American Graduate Program
With more than one million students dropping out of high school across the United States, addressing the dropout problem is an important priority for public television. KBTC was selected as a participant in the American Graduate program that asks stations to c
Playing Up Steam - American Graduate Day
Playing Up Steam - American Graduate Day
Hear about the importance of STEAM and programs that are offered in Pierce County.
Race and Pedagogy
Race and Pedagogy
The University of Puget Sound's Race and Pedagogy National Conference focuses on the intersection of race and education, and also deals with topical concerns involving challenges to voting rights, mass incarceration among minority populations and severe econom
Common Core
Common Core
It's one of the most controversial changes taking place in America, yet very few people even know that their children are now being taught to a new set of standards called the "Common Core." On this edition of Northwest Now, we'll find out what the Common Core
Discussing Ferguson
Discussing Ferguson
Community leaders discuss the issues surrounding the troubles in Ferguson, Missouri. Joining the discussion are Tacoma Mayor Marilyn Strickland, Urban League President and City Councilwoman Victoria Woodards, Pierce County Sheriff Paul Pastor and News Tribune
Immigration
Immigration
Last November, President Obama issued a controversial executive order to reform some of the problems with our nation's immigration policies. We'll take a closer look at what this move means for thousands of undocumented immigrants living here in the Northwest,
Explore national programs addressing student success.
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Dropout NationDropout NationEvery year, hundreds of thousands of teenagers in the United States quit high school without diplomas - an epidemic so out of control that nobody knows the exact number. FRONTLINE takes you inside a former "dropout factory" in Houston, Texas, for an unforgetta
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The RuleThe RuleIn Newark, New Jersey, where the average high school graduation rate is abysmal, St. Benedict’s Prep is the exception — with a near 100 percent college acceptance rate. Filmmakers Marylou and Jerome Bongiorno profile the school and the Benedictine monks of New
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The Road to Fame - PreviewThe Road to Fame - PreviewA unique story chronicling the staging of the American musical Fame — China’s first official collaboration with Broadway — by the senior class at China's top drama academy as their graduation showcase.
