Tale of Two Schools.In a special PBS PBS in full Public Broadcasting Service Private, nonprofit U.S. corporation of public television stations. PBS provides its member stations, which are supported by public funds and private contributions rather than by commercials, with educational, cultural, documentary, A Tale of Two Schools, to be aired this month, two failing schools in Mississippi and Texas will show what it takes to turn struggling programs around. Produced by Reading Rockets The Reading Rockets, officially Atlantis Reading Rockets by sponsorship, are a basketball club based in Reading, Berkshire that currently play in the English Basketball League. The Rockets were formed in 1997 by the current owner Gary Johnson and played in Division 3 of the then National , a service of public television station WETA WETA Western Tanager (bird species Piranga ludoviciana) WETA Wingnut Entertainment Technical Allusions WETA Website of Excellence in Tourism Award WETA Waikato Environment for Text Analysis WETA Washington Educational Television Authority , the documentary delves into the hearts and will of parents, teachers and administrators of Walton Elementary School in Fort Worth, Texas Fort Worth is the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas, 18th-largest city in the United States[1], and voted one of "America’s Most Livable Communities. , and Bearden Elementary School in Sumner, Miss. The one-hour special is narrated by actor Morgan Freeman. While the schools struggled with low-performing readers, their struggles are a national example. Thirty-six percent of all fourth-graders read below the "basic" level, meaning they cannot understand a simple story or can barely read. For air times in your area, visit the PBS Web site. www.pbs.org/twoschools |
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