Need to Know

The Need to Know collection on VITAL is a production of WNET Education. Need to Know is made possible by Bernard and Irene Schwartz, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Ford Foundation, Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Foundation, The NASDAQ OMX Educational Foundation, James and Merryl Tisch, Cheryl and Philip Milstein Family, Josh and Judy Weston, The Winston Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation, Ford Foundation, The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and PBS. Corporate funding is provided by Mutual of America.

Funding for the educational resources is provided by The Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

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Production Credits

Project Management

Sandy Goldberg, Director, VITAL New York

Jon Rubin, Director of State and Local Education Services

Ronald Thorpe, Vice President and Director of Education

Resource Production Team

Sybil Berry, Producer

Mary Kennedy, Producer

Resource Credits

Resource Credits

ABC

Associated Press

CNN

Collier's Magazine

Coloribus

Getty Images

Public Affairs Television

Texas State Board of Education

VMS

Wikimedia

WJBK Fox2

WNET

WPA Library

Special thanks to AFTRA and AF of M for granting permission to use segments produced with participation of their members.