educational television
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of educational television
First recorded in 1950–55
Example Sentences
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“In Latin America we tend to confuse children’s television with educational television, as if everything has to be an extension of school,” says Díaz.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2025
Bafta chair Sara Putt said: "Horrible Histories has transformed traditional ideas of what educational television should be."
From BBC • Oct. 23, 2024
Congress also passed a bill that provided funds for educational television, and measures to foster communications satellites.
From Seattle Times • May 6, 2023
Yet of the all the songs he wrote, the one probably best known to the public was composed for the children’s educational television series “Schoolhouse Rock!”
From Washington Post • Nov. 19, 2021
If you are in the business of educational television, this is a critical difference.
From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell
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