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Learning
Matters Inc. strives to use media to encourage and enrich
public dialogue about education, youth and families, and to
expand learning opportunities for youth.
Our company has a decade-long history of producing outstanding
reportage about American education that has informed, and
continues to inform, the general public, policymakers and
those specializing in education. Many of our programs are
used in teacher and administrator training or as vehicles
to educate legislators.
For over thirteen years, we have reported on a wide variety
of issues that fall under the general heading of "learning,"
including the arts in the public
schools; the rise of testing,
teaching values; violence
and children; high
school reform; health care
for children; school
finance; technologyÍs
broken promises; charter
schools; the promise
of early learning; special
education; standardized
testing; bilingual education,
teacher training, and
schooling for young adolescents.
Veteran correspondent John Merrow founded Learning Matters
Inc. in 1995 after an extensive career as a teacher and broadcaster.
Learning Matters first produced The Merrow Report
a series of one hour documentaries broadcast on PBS and a
radio series for NPR. Many of these programs can be accessed
here on our website. Currently, the company produces segments
on education for The
NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, documentaries for Frontline
and our own special documentaries (including Declining
by Degrees: Higher Education at Risk) and weekly
podcasts.
Learning Matters Inc. also coordinates Listen
Up!, a youth media network that connects young video producers
and their allies to resources, support, and projects in order
to develop the field and achieve an authentic youth voice
in the mass media.
Our journalism goes beyond telling a story. We want to make
a difference in the lives of young people. We believe that,
while problems and injustices are far too common, solutions
do exist. And we want to help. In our television programs,
podcasts and publications, we spotlight problems and celebrate
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