[1] Blakely, Robert J., To Serve the Public Interest: Educational Broadcasting in the United States, Syracuse, New York: Syracuse University Press 1979, pg. 175.

[2] Ibid, pg. 192.

[3] PBS Marks 25th Anniversary Year, PBS Publication, January 1994, pg. 1.

[4] Blakely, pg. 182.

[5] Ibid, pg. 183.

[6] Anecdotal evidence suggests that many teachers keep bootleg libraries of their favorite PBS programs, despite copyright restrictions.

[7] PBS Marks 25th Anniversary Year, pg. 3.

[8] Setting the Record Straight: Facts about Public Television, PBS Publication.

[9] PBS Fact Sheet, April 1994.

[10] Vogel, Harold, Entertainment Industry Economics, New York: Cambridge University Press, 1990, pg. 164.

[11] Eastman, Susan Tyler, Broadcast/Cable Programming, Belmont, California: Wadsworth Publishing Company, 1993, pg. 248.

[12] Telephone Interview, Amy Mahfouz, PBS Corporate Information, December 1995.

[13] Owen, Bruce and Steven Wildman, Video Economics, Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 1992, pg. 142.

[14] Ibid, pg. 143.

[15] Telephone Interview, The Discovery Channel, December 1995.

[16] Debating Children's TV: Are Broadcasters Doing Enough?, from nii-teach@wais.com list serve, September 25, 1995.

[17] Noam, Eli, Television in Europe, New York: Oxford University Press, 1991, pg. 53.

[18] Ibid, pg. 57.

[19] Gagnon, Paul, What Should Children Learn?, The Atlantic Monthly, December 1995, pg. 66.

[20] There are still two working versions of the science standards, one offered by Project 2061 of the American Association for the Advancement of Science entitled "Science for All Americans" (1991) that is comprised of Benchmarks for Science Literacy (1993) and one produced by the National Research Council (released December 1995) entitled "National Science Education Standards."

[21] Panel Urges Shift of Focus for School Science Courses, New York Times, December 7, 1995, pg. A20.

[22] Gagnon, pg. 68.

[23] U.S. Congress, Office of Technology Assessment, Teachers and Technology: Making the Connection, OTA-EHR-616, Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, April 1995, pg. 1-2.

[24] Blakely, pg. 176.

[25] PBS Press Release, January 17, 1995.

[26] Berniker, Mark, All PBS Stations to be on Internet, Broadcasting & Cable, November 6, 1995, pg. 114.

[27] This new concept in public television/commercial industry partnerships is another way that PBS will be able to provide added value and retain its position in the programming market even in the face of Federal budget cuts.

[28] Telephone Interview, Sandra Welch, Executive Vice President for Education, PBS, December 1995.

[29] Ohio Educational Telecommunications, go to source.

[30] South Carolina ETV Network, go to source.

[31] Satellite Educational Resources Consortium, go to source.

[32] PBS Mathline Home Page, go to source.

[33] Telephone Interview, Beryl Jackson, Mathline Coordinator, PBS, December 1995.

[34] Ibid.

[35] Ibid.

[36] Interview, Sandra Welch.

[37] Ibid.

[38] Stevens, Vanessa, Comprehensive NII Connectivity for K-12 Schools: A Survey of Federal Policy Makers, go to source.

[39] Duggan, Ervin, PBS President, Communications Daily, July 18, 1995.

[40] Duggan, Ervin, PBS President, Information & Interactive Services Report, April 7, 1995.

[41] U.S. Congress, Teachers and Technology: Making the Connection.

[42] Interview, Sandra Welch.

[43] Ho, Raymond, Maryland Public Television President, Communications Daily, March 6, 1995.

[44] Interview, Sandra Welch.

[45] Perry, Tekla, The Grand Alliance: The U.S. HDTV Standard, IEEE Spectrum, April 1995, pg. 35.

[46] Ibid, pg. 45.