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Gen Z in the Room: Making Public Media By and With Youth for the Future
by Elizabeth Rood and Mary Madden | January 18, 2023
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Playtest with Kids
by Megan Huang, Catherine Jhee, Kiley Sobel, Maya Sussman, and Cathy Tran | April 5, 2022
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The Missing Middle: Reimagining a Future for Tweens, Teens, and Public Media
by Monica Bulger, Mary Madden, Kiley Sobel, and Patrick Davison | May 24, 2021
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The Potential Uses of Television in Preschool Education
by Joan Ganz Cooney | December 3, 2019
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