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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Energy and Commerce. – 1993
The hearing transcribed in this report is focused on how television broadcasters have been meeting their obligations to the child audience as described in the Children's Television Act of 1990 and how the Federal Communications Commission has been enforcing the law. The report contains testimony from: (1) Peggy Charren, founder, Action for…
Descriptors: Broadcast Industry, Broadcast Television, Childrens Television, Commercial Television
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Appropriations. – 1995
This document presents witness testimony and supplemental materials from a Congressional hearing called to assess the effectiveness of federally funded educational technology programs, particularly Technology for Education, Star Schools, Ready to Learn Television, and Mathline. Other educational technologies were introduced at the hearing as well,…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Educational Technology, Educational Television, Expenditures
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. – 1993
It is estimated that the typical American child will watch 8,000 murders and 100,000 acts of violence before finishing elementary school. Concern for the impact television violence may have on American society prompted this Senate hearing. As stated by Senator Hollings, the goals of the hearing were the following: (1) to determine the compelling…
Descriptors: Child Health, Child Rearing, Children, Childrens Television
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. – 1992
These hearing transcripts present testimony concerning S. 3134, the Ready to Learn Act, which is designed to expand the production and distribution of educational and instructional video programming; support educational programming for preschool and elementary school children, parents, child care providers, and educators of young children; and…
Descriptors: Administrators, Advocacy, Child Rearing, Childrens Television