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TN Department of Education Awards $1M to Tennessee’s PBS Stations

Jan 8, 2021 | 8:04 PM

(tn.gov/Peg Broadcasting News)

The Tennessee Department of Education has announced $1 million will be awarded to Tennessee’s six PBS stations including WCTE Upper Cumberland and  East Tennessee PBS for their partnership to engage families and support quality education for students across the state.

In collaboration with Tennessee teachers and districts, the Department Of Education  created an at-home learning series with over 300 instructional classroom video lessons for 1st –8th grade students airing across all six Tennessee PBS stations since last spring.

This additional one million dollars is a one-time funding from the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief Fund (GEER) through the CARES Act.