Our Kids: Narrowing the Opportunity Gap
"Our Kids: Narrowing the Opportunity Gap" is the 4-hour broadcast and online Media Project for public television broadcast based on the best-selling book by Harvard professor, Robert Putnam, who The Sunday Times of London has called, "the most influential academic in the world." The broadcast examines the widening opportunity gap between rich and poor kids, and what our communities can do to narrow the gap.
- 2019-2020
- 1 season
- NETA
- Documentary
"Our Kids: Narrowing the Opportunity Gap" is the 4-hour broadcast and online Media Project for public television broadcast based on the best-selling book by Harvard professor, Robert Putnam, who The Sunday Times of London has called, "the most influential academic in the world." The broadcast examines the widening opportunity gap between rich and poor kids, and what our communities can do to narrow the gap.
Season 1 Episode Guide
4 Episodes 2019
Episode 1
Making a Difference
Sun, Apr 7, 2019 56 mins
This episode discusses just how important mentors are to a community and features real people who strive to make a difference in the lives of children.
Episode 2
Four Communities Tackle the Child Equity Gap
Sun, Apr 14, 2019 56 mins
Episode 3
I'm Special Detroit's Education Crisis
Sun, Apr 14, 2019 56 mins
This episode highlights the classroom conditions and the worst test scores in the nation and dives deep into the innovate attempts to improve conditions in Detroit.
Episode 4
A Breath of Hope
Sun, Apr 28, 2019 56 mins
In this episode, giving hope to the hopeless dominates the stories in Seattle, Washington and Columbus, Ohio.
