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NPT Gathers Teachers for an ‘American Graduate: Let’s Make It Happen’ Teacher Town Hall
Monday, 30 January 2012

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Moderated by PBS NewsHour’s Hari Sreenivasan, the unprecedented event asks 100 teachers to share their perspectives on how to keep kids in school; Part of a nationwide public media effort to tackle dropout crisis with new programming and public engagement initiatives.

NASHVILLE, Tennessee – January 30, 2012 – Nashville Public Television (NPT), together with the Corporation for Public Broadcasting’s “American Graduate: Let’s Make It Happen” initiative, and with sponsorship by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, will host a Teacher Town Hall at the station’s studios on Sunday, February 12, 2012,  beginning with a luncheon at 1:00 p.m.

The Town Hall, to be moderated by the PBS NewsHour’s Hari Sreenivasan and taped for broadcast on NPT on February 29, at 9:00 p.m. will focus on the multitude of factors that impact high school graduation rates, including key components in a student’s education before they ever get to high school. The 100 assembled public teachers – pre-K, elementary, middle and high school will all be represented – will be asked to share their perspectives and experiences, in hopes of generating a greater understanding of the issues and engagement  with the broader community.
Last Updated ( Tuesday, 31 January 2012 )
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NPT Explores Roles Sexuality / Sexual Responsibility Play in Health of Tennessee’s Children
Tuesday, 10 January 2012

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‘NPT Reports: Children’s Health Crisis: Sexuality,’ the sixth episode in Emmy® Award-winning series, premieres January 19.

NASHVILLE, Tennessee – January 10, 2012 – With Tennessee’s teen pregnancy rate one of the highest in the nation, and more than a third of all Chlamydia cases reported in Tennessee found in teens, it’s clear that teens in the state are not getting the sexual education and direction they need. In the sixth installment of the Emmy® Award-winning “NPT Reports: Children’s Health Crisis ” series, Nashville Public Television (NPT) focuses on the challenges and confusion young Tennesseans face as they confront their own developing sexuality and must make responsible sexual choices. “NPT Reports: Children’s Health Crisis: Sexuality” premieres Thursday, January 19 at 9:00 p.m. It will be followed by a panel discussion taped before a live audience earlier in the month at NPT’s studios.

The United States continues to have one of the highest teen pregnancy rates in the developed world. Nearly 750,000 teen pregnancies occur each year; 59% percent end in birth and more than one-quarter end in abortion. In Tennessee, 66% of all high school seniors have had sexual intercourse; 24% have had four partners or more. Though Tennessee’s teen birth rate has declined in the last 20 years, more than 10,000 babies were born to teen mothers across the state in 2009. Pregnancy and birth aren’t the only consequences teens face from unprotected sex. Sexually transmitted diseases are the most common infections tracked by the Tennessee State Department of Health. Of the roughly 29,000 cases of Chlamydia reported each year in Tennessee, 10,000 are found among teenagers. HIV rates have nearly doubled in Davidson County for 15-24 year-olds.*
Last Updated ( Friday, 13 January 2012 )
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