Learn more about Dr. Billy Joe Evans, American Graduate Champion.

Learn more about Cheryl Valentine, American Graduate Champion.

Learn more about Carol Hofgartner, American Graduate Champion.

Our February 2016 American Graduate Champions, Shari Wilcox and Aiden Weeks, were recently honored with the titles of Big Sister and Big Brother of the Year by the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Washtenaw County.

Meet Rico Razo, Detroit Public Television's American Graduate Champion!

Congratulations to the Clark Park Coalition, our American Graduate Champion for September.

Our Michigan American Graduate for the month of May is La June Montgomery Tabron.

An inspiring new documentary 180 Days: Hartsville takes a fresh look at the nation’s poverty and education challenges from a rural South Carolina town triumphing in the face of extraordinary challenges.

A locally produced story about overcoming the challenges that teens face with high school graduation will be airing on American Graduate Day.

American Graduate Day returns for its third year on September 27, 2014 11am - 6pm ET. This live national, multi-platform broadcast event focuses on the individuals and organizations working in communities across the country to keep students on the path to graduation.

The Detroit City Chess Club is making a difference in the lives of children in Southeast Michigan by engaging them in a game of chess. This program is made possible by a grant from American Documentary POV, with funding provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. For more information about the Detroit City Chess Club please visit: http://www.detroitcitychessclub.com/

What does the community think about education and how are we making education in Michigan better? Over the past three months, DPTV has been holding conversations throughout the local community to talk to you about high school dropout rates and to identify strategies for improving outcomes for students, as well as understanding the challenges and solutions already at work in the community.

Detroit Public Television profiles amazing teachers in Southeast Michigan.

As Detroit teen Fernando Parraz, an accomplished rapper and budding filmmaker, aims to become the first in his family to earn a high school diploma — his ticket out of the struggles of inner-city poverty and violence — he finds support from an unlikely figure: his father, a former gangster who has suffered the costs of his own mistakes.