IPBS, Jennings County School Corp. expand access to remote learning through innovative datacasting solution

INDIANAPOLIS – Jennings County School Corporation (JCSC) and Indiana Public Broadcasting Stations, Inc. (IPBS)have entered into a partnership that will provide datacasting technology to roughly 1,200 students in Jennings County who have little or no access to reliable broadband. Datacasting overcomes the unmet need for internet access by sending computer based files over a television broadcast signal.

IPBS Announces At-Home Learning Initiative in Partnership with Indiana Department of Education

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 6, 2020

MEDIA CONTACT: Barbara Duke Sams, 317-506-8188, bsams@ipbs.org

INDIANAPOLIS—With schools across Indiana closed in response to the COVID-19 virus, IPBS member television stations and the Indiana Department of Education (DOE) have partnered to offer at-home learning experiences for students in grades K-12 that align with Indiana curriculum standards.