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€ Value to Kentuckians € Educational Services € Original Arts Programming € Public Affairs Programming |
€ Internships € Volunteers € Services for the Handicapped € Emergency Services |
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€ Value to Kentuckians € Educational Services € Original Arts Programming € Public Affairs Programming |
€ Internships € Volunteers € Services for the Handicapped € Emergency Services |
Value to Kentuckians
In a recent survey, 83% of Kentuckians identified KET as an "important educational institution," 69% said KET is a "valuable cultural resource," and a majority said it was "an agent for positive change in Kentucky."
According to the November 1995 Nielsen report, more than 500,000 Kentuckians watched KET general-audience programs each week. This figure included more than 125,000 children‹about 1 in 3. An independent survey by the University of Kentucky Research Center last spring indicated that 68% of Kentucky households watch KET each month (1.4 million people).
98% of Kentucky households receive the KET signal, while only 63% of Kentucky households have cable service. With its statewide reach, KET is able to link Kentuckians together as no other medium can.
Educational Services
KET annually provides nearly 150 instructional series (a total of more than 1,500 broadcast hours) to elementary/secondary schools. More than 540,000 public school students (83% of the Kentucky total) and 28,000 teachers (72%) used KET instructional programming in 1994/95.
Since the first Star Channels distance learning class in 1989, 7,000 Kentucky high school students have completed full-credit courses. Many former students have reported that these courses prompted them to enroll in college, or enabled them to enroll in more advanced courses or better schools.
Each year, KET produces more than 90 hours of professional development seminars for educators (two to three programs each week). Teachers in 97% of Kentucky school districts have registered to participate.
KET has a World-Wide Web site on the Internet (http://www.ket.org) for educators and other Kentuckians seeking up-to-date educational and programming information. For home viewers, the offerings include updated daily listings of KET's broadcast programs; alphabetical and category indices of the month's programs; addresses and phone numbers for transcripts, videos, and other program-related material; links to home pages for many popular national programs; and feature articles about programs.
More than 6,700 students enrolled in 25 KET college credit telecourses through 23 participating colleges/universities during 1994/95, generating more than $1,000,000 in tuition for those Kentucky schools. Surveys indicate that one of three KET telecourse students would not have gone to college without this service.
According to national surveys, 70% of the more than 10,000 Kentucky GED ON TV graduates since 1975 will have gotten a job or a promotion which resulted in an average $3,000 per year increase in earnings. This means that more than 7,000 people have earned $3,000 more per year for an average of 10 years, adding an estimated $210 million back into the Kentucky economy over the last 20 years.
In 1994/95, 811 day-care centers registered 4,628 workers in KET programs designed to improve child care in Kentucky. They earned credit now required by state government.
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