NCME and American Graduate

NCME is proud to work closely with the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), Nine Network of Public Media in St. Louis, and public media stations nationwide on American Graduate, a public media initiative funded by CPB to help local communities across America find solutions to address the dropout crisis.
Learn more about the American Graduate.

As a key part of the initiative, NCME:

• Awarded CPB-funded grants to 41 public radio and public television stations to collaborate with their communities in identifying solutions to the dropout crisis and provide critical resources to help kids stay in school. These stations complement the work of the 20 American Graduate "hubs", which make up the CPB Core Hub Communities, where the dropout crisis is most acute.
• Actively supports any station interested in getting involved in the initiative by providing coaching, consultation and a connection to American Graduate resources and information.
• Actively raises awareness about local station success by aggregating and sharing stories about the great work stations are doing locally to address the dropout crisis.

Get Involved in American Graduate

Through the initiative, any station can play a variety of roles to convene, connect or collaborate with the community. When you get involved in the American Graduate initiative, your station provides a vital local service to help your community address a critical local issue. NCME will help you get started. Contact us for consultation, coaching and connecting to American Graduate resources and information.

Let’s make it happen!

Visit AmericanGraduateResources.org for more information.