Education

Cultural Diversity Series: Congolese in Vermont 05/12/2010

A presentation of the Cultural Diversity Series of the Diversity and Equity Office of the Burlington School district and Fletcher Free Library. Presented by Jeanine Bunzigiye, Burlington School District Home School Liason.

Senator Bernie Sanders: Town Meeting on the No Child Left Behind Act and Education Reform 05/10/2010

Senator Sanders Town Meeting on Education, held in South Burlington, VT. focussing on 'No Child Left Behind and Education Reform. Joining Senator Sanders are Armando Vilaseca, commissioner of the Vermont Department of Education, Martha Allen, president of Vermont National Education Association, Ken Page, director of Vermont Principals Association, Jeff Francis, executive director of the Vermont Superintendants Association, and John Nelson, executive director of the Vermont School Board Association. For more information: 1-800-339-9834, Http://sanders.senate.gov

Public Service Announcements: Parent Involvement in Education - PIRC VT PSA 05/06/2010

A PSA on Parent Involvement and imprtants to a child's education. What this can look like and how PIRC VT can help. From the Vermont Family Network.

Burlington School Commissioners' Corner: Farm to School in the Burlington Schools 05/06/2010

Live Call-In Show hosted this month by Ward 4 Commissioner Bernie O'Rourke, with Superintendent Jeanne Collins and Linda Carroll, Hunt Middle School Principal, Bobby Young, Farm to School Coordinator, Jenn McGowan, Friends of Burlington Gardens.

What is Not Working in Mental Health Systems and Other Organizations: What is NARPA and How the VT Mental Health System Can be Educated by Marj Berthold's Opinion 05/03/2010

Host Meghan O'Rourke is joined by Marj Bethold, Member of NARPA (National Association for Rights, Protection and Advocacy) and Bill Stewart, NARPA Board President and Member, to discuss what is NARPA.

Milton Tigers Cub Scout Troop 43 Visits Channel 17 05/01/2010

Milton Tiger Cub Scouts Troop 43 visits channel 17 and answers questions about what they get out of their scouting experience. As part of their Media badge they toured the station learned about local media and made their own show.

Public Service Announcements: Vermont Workers' Center Health Care is a Human Right May First Rally PSA 04/29/2010

PSA promoting Vermont Workers' Center Health Care is a Human Right Campaign and Rally May 1st in Montpelier.

2010 Community Kitchen Graduation 04/26/2010

A program of the Chittenden Emergency Food Shelf and Vermont Foodbank, the second class of Community Kithen students graduate. Among the speakers are: Joel Berg, a leading national expert on U.S. hunger and poverty, author and Executive Director of NYC Coalition Against Hunger.

Earth Week Interactive Skit: 'Idling' 04/21/2010

Part of Earth Week Celebration, Sue Donahue and Chapin Spencer perform an interactive skit with Edmunds Elementary School students on the effects of 'idling'. More information on Burlington's 'No Idling' efforts can be found at the Burlington Legacy Project.

Burlington Wards 4 & 7 NPA Meeting 04/20/2010

Neighborhood Planning Assemblies (NPAs) are grassroots, neighborhood organizations that were established in each of Burlington's seven Wards to empower citizen participation in City government. Working as neighborhood advocacy groups, Neighborhood Planning Assemblies facilitate communication between the citizens of Burlington and city government through regular meetings scheduled in each Ward. Wards 4 & 7 meet the third Tuesday of the month. Meeting place: Robert E. Miller Community Center 130 Gosse Court.

Attn: The middle part of the meeting is missing due to a damaged tape.

Featured Story

CCTV Receives NEH Grant to Support Community Archives

CCTV Center for Media & Democracy is pleased to announce receipt of a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Humanities Collections and Reference Resources grant alongside 32 peer archival institutions across the country. This $49,927 grant award will support efforts to preserve and expand access to audio/visual community history materials in the CCTV Archives. Read more about this opportunity here!